The Shemwell Family

Mary Pugh (nee Johnson) Obituary and Family Listing SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Mrs. Mary B. Pugh, 75 years old, 1010 East Loren avenue, Springfield, died at 1:40 o'clock Friday after- noon in a Springfield nursing home. She was born July 22, 1891, in Mount Vernon, Mo., and had lived in Springfield for the past 32 years. Mrs. Pugh was a re- tired schoolteacher and served for eight years as principal of the Mount Vernon elementary school. Until retirement several years ago she was the assistant to the dean of boys and girls at Springfield Central high school for 17 years. Mrs. Pugh was a member of the Eastern Star in the Springfield chapter and a member of the Westminster Presbyterian church in Spring- field. Survivors include her husband, Earl W. Pugh; a son, Col. Rob- bert Pugh, with the US. Air Force, Washington, D.C.; four grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be an- nounced by the Max L. Fossett funeral home of Mount Vernon. Joplin Globe Sat. June 10, 1967 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34267919/mary-b-pugh