E. L. "Mutt" Scoggins, 76, of Lurline Drive. a retired contractor and musician, died of pneumonia Thursday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Services are 3 p.m. Sat. at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. He was a sheet metal contractor until his retirement. He was a member of the Slim Scoggins and Roaming Cowboys Band, which had programs on radio atation WJDX and on TV station WLBT. He played the bass fiddle. He was the comic for the band named after his brother, who played the guitar. She met her husband when the band came to put on a show at a school in Natchez, her hometown. Her family invited them to dinner. "I already knew who he was, but he didn't know I existed." she said. "He was 9 years older than I." WLBT personalities Woody Assaf and Forrest Cox emceed the band's show at different times, she said. Although the band played less often in the early 1950s, members continued to play for schools and various functions for many years. In recent years,"they still got together and played for pleasure every now and then. As "Mutt the Clown", Mr. Scoggins wore "a funny, funny outfit and had his teeth blacked out in front, and the big round pants with suspenders, and a hat with the sides cut out so it looked like a boat", Ina Scoggins said. "People would still come up and say 'I used to listen to you when I was a lttle girl or a little boy,' and they would be people almost as old as we were. He was a fine guy." Other survivors include; son, Randy Keith Scoggins of Clinton ; brothers, B.D. "Slim" Scoggins of Clinton and Grady L. Scoggins of French Camp.
E. L. "Mutt" Scoggins, 76, of Lurline Drive. a retired contractor and musician, died of pneumonia Thursday at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. Services are 3 p.m. Sat. at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. He was a sheet metal contractor until his retirement. He was a member of the Slim Scoggins and Roaming Cowboys Band, which had programs on radio atation WJDX and on TV station WLBT. He played the bass fiddle. He was the comic for the band named after his brother, who played the guitar. She met her husband when the band came to put on a show at a school in Natchez, her hometown. Her family invited them to dinner. "I already knew who he was, but he didn't know I existed." she said. "He was 9 years older than I." WLBT personalities Woody Assaf and Forrest Cox emceed the band's show at different times, she said. Although the band played less often in the early 1950s, members continued to play for schools and various functions for many years. In recent years,"they still got together and played for pleasure every now and then. As "Mutt the Clown", Mr. Scoggins wore "a funny, funny outfit and had his teeth blacked out in front, and the big round pants with suspenders, and a hat with the sides cut out so it looked like a boat", Ina Scoggins said. "People would still come up and say 'I used to listen to you when I was a lttle girl or a little boy,' and they would be people almost as old as we were. He was a fine guy." Other survivors include; son, Randy Keith Scoggins of Clinton ; brothers, B.D. "Slim" Scoggins of Clinton and Grady L. Scoggins of French Camp.
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