Travis “T-Ball” Eugene Scales, Jr. 29 of Stoneville, NC passed Wednesday, March 19, 2025. Public viewing will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2025 at Perry Spencer Funeral Home, 511 Henry St., Eden, NC. The family will receive friends, Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Perry Spencer Funeral Home, Eden, NC with the Celebration of Life beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment following at Hairston Cemetery, 174 Shady Grove Road, Eden, NC.

Travis E. Scales, Jr,lovingly known as T-Ball, was the youngest child born to the union of Travis W. Scales, Sr and Patricia M. Scales on April 6, 1995. T-ball graduated from John Motely Morehead High School in 2014.

He attended Rockingham Community College where he completed his certification as an ASA Machinist and Welder in 2019. T-Ball worked as an independent contractor. T-ball loved his parents, his sister Jasmine, his nephews, Alexander, and August, his aunts, uncles, and many cousins, all of whom loved him beyond measure. He also loved Ms. Robin Yarber, his 1st grade teacher who was a lifelong and important part of his life who baked him a pie for each of his birthdays. He always greeted and said goodbye to his friends and family with big loving bear hugs. T-ball was blessed to be loved by many, many people beyond his family, including teachers, ministers, wonderful friends, his gaming buddies, some of whom travelled great distances to be here today. T-Ball’s hobbies included his love of fishing and fishing trips, his fish tanks, his dogs, his gardens, both flower and vegetable, and his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers.

Travis is preceded in death by his grandparents, Ronald Moton, Jr., Annie (Sweet Pea) Moton, Allen Scales, Jr., Mildred Scales, Ronald Moton, Sr., Adelene Moton, Allen Scales, Sr., Miriam Watkins, William Hicks, Mary Hicks, aunts, Susan Thornton, Gloria Moton, uncle, Gerald Scales, cousin, James Hodge along with 5 great uncles and 5 great aunts.

Survived by his parents, Travis E. Scales, Sr and Patricia M. Moton, Sister, Jasmine Scales, Nephews, Alex and August Perkins; Aunts: Janet Hicks (Frederick), Karla Moton, Tracy Moton, Mary Foster, Anjanette Moton, and Dawn Moton; Uncles: Boo Moton, Anthony Moton, Dwayne Moton, Kim Scales and Steve Scales; Great Aunt, Willie Mae Allen, god-sister, Christina Holland and a host of loving cousins.