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OBITUARIES FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2004

  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 the United States Navy during the Vietnam Conflict.
 
 

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