Eugene was born September 15, 1938 in Willow Springs, MO, the son of James Ira and Sarah (Collins) Scarbrough. He had lived in Willow Springs until enlisting in the Navy. He had lived in Virginia and Buffalo, MO before moving to Peculiar in 2011. He was a manager for the laundry department in hospitals.
Eugene is survived by two daughters, Theresa Gorsage, Freeman, MO and Angela Mitchell, Kansas City, MO; one sister, Nadine of Kansas City, MO; 6 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and many good friends, in particular, Esther McDowell.
