Mary Alice Pugh, daughter of Walter and Elizabeth Crawford Mick, was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, on January 15, 1918. She was preceded in death by her sister Evelyn Jean. She entered the Church Triumphant on September 20 at the age of 106 years, eight months, and 5 days.
Mary Alice was the widow of Edwin Pugh, a professor at Palm Beach Junior College for 22 years. Ed was a veteran of the Second World War and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
She is survived by her son David of Lake Worth, Florida, nephew Tom Crowl of Venice, Florida, and First cousin Treva Uhler of St. Petersburg, Florida, plus many other cousins.
She was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church and served several terms as Elder at churches in Ohio and Florida. She was also Clerk of Session for 17 years at Lakeside Presbyterian Church in West Palm Beach, Florida. She was a Commissioner to General Assembly twice.
For 3 years, she worked as Assistant to the Director of Youth Work in the United Presbyterian Church in North America in their Pittsburgh headquarters. Mary Alice earned a Master of Education Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She taught in the high school in Ohio for 6 years and for 19 years in Florida.
Mary Alice was a Docent for 30 years at the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach and at the Palm Beach County History Museum. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and a charter member of the Scottish American Society.
For many years, the Pugh family owned a summer home at Chautauqua, New York, where she was a graduate of America's oldest book club, and an officer of the Chautauqua Women's Club.The Pugh family traveled extensively. Mary Alice visited all 50 states, 7 Canadian provinces, 16 European countries, the Holy Land, Africa, Asia, and South America.
At the age of 104 in 2022, she completed her memoir, How I Lived So Long: Advice from Someone Born Before You Were.
A visitation for Mary will be held Thursday, September 26, 2024 from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM at Quattlebaum Funeral, Cremation, and Event Center, 6411 Parker Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33405, followed by a funeral service from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
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