Nila Anne Pugh

Nila Anne Guinn Pugh, 88, a longtime resident of Atlanta passed away Saturday, January 15, 2010 at A. G. Rhodes Nursing Home. Born on February 16, 1922, to George and Minta Guinn she was raised and educated in Erwin, Tennessee. Mrs. Pugh worked as a china painter at Southern Potteries and as a clerk at Erwin Light and Power Company and the Clinchfield Railroad. She was married to the late Mr. Charles R. Pugh Jr., a photographer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 1955 – 1985 for 59 years. In addition to her loving husband she was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers, Kyle, George, and John Kermit. Surviving are her daughter and caregiver, CharleAnne P. Sher and her fiance’, Edward Harris; sisters, Val Wadsworth, Naomi McInturff; sister-in-law, Maureen Guinn; nieces and nephews, Maurice Guinn, Melanie Shepherd, Terry Kent McInturff, Kevin McInturff, Connie Rice, Amanda Guinn, Deborah Guinn, Richard Guinn; and friends, neighbors, and caregivers. Private family graveside services will be held at Evergreen Cemetery on January 19th at 3:30PM with the Reverend Steve Rembert of the Erwin Presbyterian Church officiating. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Music Ministry of Shallowford Presbyterian Church, 2375 Shallowford Road, Atlanta, GA 30345.

CharleAnne wrote this for her mother and wanted to share it with all:

Melting… Like a cube of ice in a glass of Southern Sweet Tea, you are melting. The ravages of Alzheimer’s are you taking you away. Melted are your days of walking, talking, eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, and saying, “I Love You”. It’s been you and me for 64 years. I remember when… you played “Boogie Woogie” on the piano, fixed Sunday dinner for Papa and our family, dressed up in pink dresses with your high heels and hats, put pink roses in a jelly jar on the kitchen window sill, helped me learn to read in the first grade, taught me to love music, baked the best chocolate pie with coconut in the meringue, drove me to college classes on snowy days, joked about “ten till eight” (tintillate), celebrated with me at two weddings, listened as I cried with two divorces, beamed with pride when I was “teacher of the year”. When I was little, you took care of me. Now, our roles are reverse, and I take care of you. Our Special phrases of “yummy yummy for your Tummy” and “sho nuff” now, not hearing them is really tough. Slowly you’ve melted over 6 years. Without you know I’ve shed thousands of tears. I’ll continue to see you every day, so long as there’s a way to see your smiles and eyes of blue, that I love you is surely true.

Funeral Home:
AS Turner & Sons
2773 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
30033