Obituaries: Velma Batson Pugh, Sabine Parish P-200 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Aug 28, 1980 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Velma Batson Pugh Velma Batson Pugh died on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at DeSoto General Hospital in Mansfield. She was 74. Survivors include two stepsons, Wallace Pugh of Mansfield, and Hollace Pugh of Mooringsport; three stepdaughters, Dorothy Thompson of Baton Rouge, Wilma D. Pugh, and Annie Morle, both of Shreveport; four brothers, Clifton Batson, Clell Batson, and Otto Batson, all of Zwolle, and Marvin Batson of Many; and one sister, Maudie Lee Brown of Shreveport. Funeral services were held at the Zwolle United Pentecostal Church on Friday, Aug. 15, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Ralph Ward officiated. Burial followed in the Bethsadia Cemetery, under the direction of the Warren Meadows Funeral Home.