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Kenneth Ray Pugh
1948-2004
MCKENZIE: Services for Kenneth Ray Pugh, 55, were
held on Tuesday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. at the Brummitt
Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harrell Nation
officiating. Interment followed in Shiloh Cemetery.
He died on Saturday, May 1 at the VA Hospital in
Nashville.
Mr. Pugh was born September 11, 1948 in McKenzie to Lois
R. Pugh and Rev. John E. Pugh, of McKenzie.
Survivors include one son, Christopher David Pugh and
one daughter, Jennifer Lake Pugh, both of Tupelo,
Mississippi; one brother, David E. Pugh of McKenzie; two
sisters, Sandra Jean Hunt of Memphis and Grace Pugh
Hubbard of New Jersey. He was preceded in death by one
sister, Susan Pugh Beatty.
Mr. Pugh was a member of the First Methodist Church in
McKenzie, a member of the VFW, Masons and Shriner and
was a Vietnam Navy veteran.
McCoy J. Shoffner
1933-2004
BRUCETON: Mr. McCoy J. Shoffner, 71, died on Friday,
April 30 at Life Care Center in Bruceton. Graveside
services were conducted on Tuesday, May 4 at 11:00 a.m.
at Humbles Cemetery.
Mr. Shoffner was born January 8, 1933 to the late Dock
and Claudia Williams Shoffner. He was a retired cab
driver.
Survivors include two sisters, Jewell Hunt of Huntingdon
and Miljan Akin of Chicago, Illinois.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.
www.dilday.com
William Lester Webb
1914-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mr. William Lester Webb, 89, died on
Saturday, May 1 at Huntingdon Health and Rehabilitation
Center in Huntingdon. Services were conducted on Monday,
May 3 at 10:00 a.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel
with Brother Lynn Stapleton and Brother Mitchell Rayburn
officiating. Interment followed in New Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Webb was born October 15, 1914 in Benton County to
the late Samuel D. and Erma Lee Hollowell Webb. He was a
store clerk and farmer and a member of the Yuma
Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Minnie Elizabeth Williams Webb, who passed
away on November 18, 2001; one daughter, Dorothy Lee
Webb; four brothers, Edward T. Webb, James Calvin Webb,
James W. Webb and H.D. Webb and three sisters, Erlene
Rayburn, Madeline Reed and Eula Mae Griffith.
Survivors include three daughters, Mildred Elizabeth
Butler and Janet Bernice Prince, both of Huntingdon and
Brenda Bee Dickson of Bruceton; two brothers, Wilburn S.
Webb of Jacksonville, Texas and Wilford D. Webb of
Killeen, Texas; eight grandchildren and ten
great-grandchildren. www.dilday.com
Virginia Ann Milam
1943-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Virginia Ann Milam, 60, died
Tuesday, April 27 at the Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital. Services were conducted on Friday, April 30 at
2:00 p.m. at the Huntingdon Church of Christ with
Brother Bill Goodpasture officiating. Interment followed
in the Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Milam was born June 25, 1943 in Cambridge Springs,
Pennsylvania to the late Jesse and Pearl Westerling
Rexford. She was a retired postmaster for the United
States Postal Service. She was preceded in death by her
husband, William "Billy" Milam, who passed away in 1999
and two brothers, Richard Rexford and Donnie Rexford.
Survivors include two sons, Pat Milam of Huntingdon and
Mark Milam of Memphis; four brothers, Lymon Rexford of
Groveport, Ohio, Bob Rexford of Fort Walton, Florida,
Carl Rexford of Edinboro, Pennsylvania and John Rexford
of Springfield, Virginia; five sisters, Mary Louise Gall
of Edinboro, Pennsylvania, Joan Lindenmoyer of Edinboro,
Pennsylvania, Carrie Rexford of Mesa, Arizona, Rev.
Cathy Rexford of Warren, Ohio and Evelyn Bender of Boco
Reton, Florida.
Dilday Funeral Home was in charge of the services.
www.dilday.com
Alice Mae Bishop
1900-2004
HUNTINGDON: Mrs. Alice Mae Bishop, 103, died on
Wednesday, April 28 at her home. Services were conducted
on Friday, April 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Dilday Funeral
Home Chapel with Brother Richard Bragg and Brother Jimmy
Burrows officiating. Interment followed in the New
Bethel Cemetery.
Mrs. Bishop was born June 22, 1900 in Henderson County
to the late Tom and Emmaline Cruse Renfroe. She was a
homemaker and a member of the Bethel Pentecostal Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Florence
Bishop, who passed away on July 5, 1968; two sons, Haley
Bishop and Clyde Bishop and two daughters, Mayme Mullins
and Nellie Jewel Bishop.
Survivors include two daughters, Annie Volner of
Huntingdon and Garcie Stanford of Cedar Grove; nine
grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren and 14
great-great-grandchildren. www.dilday.com
Bill Chesser
1944-2004
MILAN: Services for Mr. Bill Chesser, 60, were at
1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1 at the Immanuel Baptist
Church with Rev. Doug Powell officiating. Burial was in
Pisgah Cemetery in Atwood.
Mr. Chesser, a retired carpenter, died on Wednesday,
April 28 at the Milan General Hospital. He was a member
of the Immanuel Baptist Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Diane Chesser Timmons
of Milan, Kelly Reeves of Atwood and Sheri Chesser of
Milan; his mother, Viola Lowry of McKenzie; two
brothers, George Chesser, Jr. of Trenton and Irvin
Chesser of McKenzie; one sister, Marie Brown of Trenton
and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a
grandson, Beau Reeves.
The family requests memorials be directed to Immanuel
Baptist Church in Milan. Bodkin Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Cynthia Kay Cagle
1957-2004
GLEASON: Services for Cynthia Kay Cagle, 47, were at
2:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 18 at Beech Springs Baptist
Church with Rev. Bob Copeland officiating. Interment
followed in Pisgah Cemetery in Dresden.
Mrs. Cagle was an employee at Rubye's Restaurant and a
member of Beech Springs Baptist Church. She died on
Thursday, April 15 at Vanderbilt Medical Center in
Nashville.
She was born March 9, 1957 in Union City to Henry Spence
and Thelma Doris Trevathan Freeman who preceded her in
death.
Survivors include her husband, Roger Allen Cagle; one
son, Joshua Allen Cagle of Gleason and Amanda Leigh
Cagle of Gleason and one brother, Michael Spence Freeman
of Jackson.
James "Jim" Rex Richards
1950-2004
MCKENZIE: Services for James "Jim" Rex Richards, 53,
formerly of Trezevant, were on Friday, April 30 at 11:00
a.m. in the McKenzie Funeral Home Cedar Avenue Chapel.
Interment followed in Carroll Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Richards, a Milan city fireman and truck driver,
died on Tuesday, April 27 in McKenzie.
He was born June 2, 1950 in Washington, DC to the late
Rex Morgan Richards and E. Allene Richards. He was also
preceded in death by his wife, Candyce Richards.
Survivors include three daughters, Michelle D. Lamb of
McKenzie, Theresa R. Grimes of Humboldt and April D.
Richards of Seattle, Washington; two sons, Michael S.
Mulligan of Trezevant and Paul J. Richards of Norfolk,
Virginia; one sister, Sharon Richards of El Centro,
California and four grandchildren.
He was a Baptist and served as a hospital corpsman in
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