John Frederick "Fred" Scarbrough, Jr., age 96, passed away on April 14, 2015. Born June 14, 1918, in Ravenscroft, TN, he is survived by his loving wife of 76 years, Pearl McBroom Scarbrough; a son, John F. Scarbrough III and his wife Martha of Tullahoma; and daughter, Martha C. Scarbrough of Monrovia, CA. Visitation will be 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, 2015, at Woodfin Memorial Chapel in Murfreesboro followed by a graveside service at 11:30 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery located at 519 Greenland Drive, Murfreesboro, TN. Fred graduated Coffee County High School in Manchester, TN, and attended Middle Tennessee State College, where he earned a B.S. degree majoring in biology and education; he taught in Coffee, Cannon, and Montgomery counties in Tennessee and in Beloit, Ohio; he coached basketball in Ohio and Christiana in Rutherford Cou nty, TN. He served in WWII in the field artillery in Manila, P.I., and attained the rank of T-5; he operated a photography studio on the square in Murfreesboro for a number of years, entered UTK and earned his Master's degree in Vocational Education. Upon graduation, he entered federal civil service as an area conservationist. He spent 26 years in Cumberland, Meigs, Morgan, Rutherford and White counties; during his tenure, he received the most outstanding conservationist award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Following his retirement, he authored five books of his family histories and made contributions to the Coffee, Cannon, and Rutherford county histories. Fred was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution; the Sons of the Confederate Veterans; the Rutherford, Coffee, and White County Historical Societies; a life member of the American Legion and VFW; he served on the Rutherford County Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. He was an avid hunter who hunted Alaska, Canada, and Zambia in West Africa. He was a member of the Antique Car Club of America and was an avid collector. He was a member of the North Tennessee Blvd Church of Christ.