Mary Alice

Pugh

Mrs. Mary Alice Edgar Pugh, age 91, a native and resident of Grove Hill, AL was born July 3, 1925 to the parentage of the late Lewis Edgar and the late Susie Leonard Edgar. She departed this life Sept. 20, 2016 at Jackson Health Care Facility.

Mrs. Pugh was a member of Mt. Zion #2 Baptist Church, Grove Hill, Al where she was the Church Mother. Earlier in life, she sang in the choir; her favorite song was, "I Called On The Lord And Got An Answer". She retired after many years of service as a janitor at Clarke County High School and was a former member of Bertha Mae Chapter OES.

Mrs. Pugh's favorite hobby was cooking, and she was well known for her caramel cake, collard greens, and candied yams.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by six sisters, Octavia Adams, Emma Pogue, Rosetta Edgar, Katie Edgar, Mandy Chapman, Vicie Bumpers, and two brothers, Earnest Edgar and Fatris Edgar.

She will be forever cherished in the hearts of her loving and devoted family; daughter, Alice Pugh Dickinson of Grove Hill, AL; five grandchildren, Marquiz (Laquandra) Pugh of Mobile, AL; Romallis Dickinson of Fayetteville, NC, Damico Dickinson of Grove Hill, AL; Kentrell (Ebony) Dickinson of Jacksonville, FL, and Keneshia Dickinson of Tuscaloosa, AL; 20 great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Viewing Saturday October 1, 2016, 10am until the 11am service at Mt. Zion #2 Baptist Church, 2930 Mt. Zion Road, Grove Hill, AL, Rev. William Jackson, pastor and eulogist. Following burial in the church cemetery, the family will receive friends in the fellowship hall of the church.

Services with sympathetic care and legendary professionalism entrusted to Andrews Funeral Home, 800 Depot Road, Jackson, AL. Condolences to the family at www.andrewsfuneralhomejackson.com and on Andrews Funeral Home Facebook page.