The members and staff of NAAA offer their sympathies and condolences to the family and friends of Austin Scrogin who lost his life on August 8, 2023, in the sixth fatal ag accident of 2023. Born on May 19, 1997, in Marshall MO, Austin was 26 years old when he passed away. 

 

Austin attended Corning High School in Arkansas, where he played baseball, football, and was an All-American trap shooter. After graduating high school in 2016, he attended Doane University in Nebraska. Following that, he began his career as an ag aviator for Rice Flying Service. He loved flying, fishing, hunting, and golfing.

 

Visitation will be held on August 19, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the Corning High School Gym in Corning, AR. A memorial service will follow at 2:00 PM, also at the Corning High School Gym. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Down Syndrome of Louisville "DSL" at dsoflou.org or Delta State University at Box 3141, Cleveland, MS 38733. 

 

Austin is survived by his parents, fiancé, three siblings, a nephew, three grandparents, and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins. Please keep Austin’s grieving family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.