Enoch Arden Hagan's Obituary
Funeral services for Encoh Arden Hagan, 94, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, 2014, at the First Baptist Church in Leesville with Rev. Wallace Palmer, Rev. Jerry Penfield and Rev. E. J. Bradshaw officiating. Burial will follow in the Leesville Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be held Friday, May 2nd from 5 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home, and on Saturday, May 3rd from 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at the church.
Arden was born on April 19. 1920 to Hoyt and Polly Hagan in Cravens, Louisiana during the sawmill days. He passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Leesville, Louisiana.
When Arden was 6 years old the sawmill closed and Arden found himself in a very comfortable and loving home on lower 3rd street in Leesville, across from the KCS Railroad. At age 6 he did not know that someday that riding the rails with KCS would be his livelihood for 30 plus years. Arden was called to defend our freedom and did so without hesitation in two wars, World War II and the Korean Conflict. It was during his time that Arden was wounded and as result of his heroic action he was awarded the “Purple Heart” along with many other service medals for his service to this country. Arden was truly a War Hero and as a result he became a member of several distinguished organizations which included the following; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Military Order of Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans and Korean Veterans.
Upon his return from the World War II, Arden married the love of his life, Tressie, and they remained together until her death 50 years later. If words could describe this wonderful person it would take several; honorable, friend, patriot, knowledgeable, pleasant, helpful, generous, historian, bible scholar, grandfather , and most of all a true Christian who served the First Baptist Church well. He was known to all the kids at the church as the “Candy Man”. His legacy will live forever.
He is survived by two sons, F. P. Scoggins, Jr. and Don A. Scoggins; six grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren; special friends, Dixie and Olind Henexon and a host of other relatives.
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