Helen Scruggs Marsh

June 6, 1935 - December 5, 2021

Helen Scruggs Marsh, 86, of 280 Riverbend Road, Altavista died Sunday, December 5, 2021 at home. She was the wife of the late Theodore Ivanhoe Marsh for sixty-eight years. She was born June 6, 1935 in Campbell County, a daughter of the late James William Scruggs and Bertha Laura Frazier Scruggs. She was a retired employee of Schrader-Bridgeport International, enjoyed flower gardening, and loved cooking for her family and friends. She is survived by one son, Danny Ray Marsh (Theresa) of Farmville; two daughters, Brenda Marsh Trent and Robbie Marsh Yeatts (Ernie) all of Altavista; two brothers, George Scruggs (Delores) and Aubrey Scruggs (Shirley) all of Altavista; two sisters-in-law, Dot Brooks (Billy) and Anne Mitchell, who was her best friend; eight grandchildren, Kim Trent, Shannon Trent, Ashley Edwards (Loren), Brian Marsh (Courtney), Brandon Marsh (Sara), Michelle Yost (BJ), Laura Beth English (Chris), and William Yeatts (Hilary); and eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Vickie Marsh; and five siblings, Laura Tucker, Evelyn Viar, Lois Willis, Viola Guthrie, and James Scruggs. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Penuel Baptist Church by the Rev. Carlton Gunter with entombment to follow in Altavista Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 p.m., Tuesday at Finch and Finch Funeral and Cremation Service, Altavista and other times at the residence.