Dr. David Stanley Pugh Obitaury   Hancock County, WV

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The Review
Friday, June 1, 2001

Dr. David Stanley Pugh, 81

CHESTER - Dr. David Stanley Pugh, 81, local area family practitioner, died 
peacefully at his residence after a lengthy illness on Thursday, May 31, 
2001, alongside his loving wife Yvonne, of 56 years.

Dr. Pugh was born in Chester, Nov. 28, 1919, a son of the late Rev. G. 
Stanley and Eva L. Stewart Pugh.  A sister, Eleanor Mae Pinney, precedes him 
in death.

A lifelong resident of Chester, Dr. Pugh was the fifth generation grandson 
of David Pugh, the founder of Pughtown.  Dr. Pugh attended Chester High 
School and graduated from Martins Ferry High School, Martins Ferry, Ohio, in 
1937.  He then went on to graduate from Geneva College in 1941 and the 
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1944.  He served his medical 
residency in Wheeling at the Ohio Valley Medical Center and then enlisted in 
the Army - Air Force Medical Corps, where he served 17 months in Japan.  He 
was discharged as a captain in October of 1947.  After returning to his 
hometown of Chester, he set up his medical practice where he was to continue 
for the next 47 years.  As well as his commitment to his community in 
working with numerous service clubs, he was an active member of the 
Westminster Presbyterian Church.  He served in the capacity of elder and 
trustee, and various other committees.

During many of those years, in addition to his family practice, Dr. Pugh 
assisted with surgery, delivered an untold number of babies, covered the 
hospital emergency rooms and made house calls day and night.  He witnessed 
the first heart surgeries, was on service at Mercy Hospital when the first 
penicillin was given in Pittsburgh and saw many advancements and changes in 
the world of medicine.

Dr. Pugh was honored by numerous medical and civic groups, as well as by his 
peers.  He retired in 1994 after devoting nearly a half-century to the care 
of his patients through general family medicine.

Dr. Pugh was involved in more than 50 years association with West Virginia 
State Medical Association, American Medical Association and American Academy 
of Family Physicians.  Dr. Pugh served two terms as president and served 
more than 50 years for the Hancock County Medical Association.  He served 
two terms as president of medical staff at the East Liverpool City Hospital 
and was Hancock County Health Officer for five years.  He was elected 
surgeon general for both the Chester American Legion Post 121 and Chester 
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6450.  He served as commissioner representing 
Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery in 1991 for Presbyterian Church General 
Assembly.  Other memberships include: Chester Kiwanis, Sons of The American 
Revolution - Gen. Anthony Wayne Chapter, Tri-State Genealogical Society, 
Hancock County Chamber of Commerce and Chester Water Board.

He is survived by his wife, Yvonne Kerr Pugh, whom he married Jan. 24, 1945; 
three sons, David W. Pugh of East Liverpool, Richard S. Pugh of Chester and 
George R. Pugh and his wife Peggy of Steubenville; two daughters, Mrs. Ted 
(Denise) McKenna of Chester and Mrs. Bill (Suzanne) Sarkine of West 
Bloomfield, Mich.; two sisters, Mrs. Merwin (Ruth Alice) Whitlatch of 
Rochester, Pa., and Mrs. Winston (Lynn) Smith of Wilmore, Ky.; 10 
grandchildren, Scott, David S. II, Jonathan, Jeffrey, Jason, Jillian and 
Jocelyn Pugh and Nicole, Natalie (Hall) and Teddy McKenna; and seven great-
grandchildren.

Friends may call Saturday, June 2, afternoon and evening at the Arner 
Funeral Chapel, 607 Carolina Ave., Chester.  Funeral services will be held 
at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 3.  The Rev. 
Katrina A. Lewis and the Rev. Mark R. Wilds will officiate.  Burial will be 
in Locust Hill Cemetery, with the Tri-State Burial Group to accord full 
military honors.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Westminster Memorial Fund, 508 
Indiana Ave., Chester, WV 26034 and Valley Hospice, 380 Summit Ave, 
Steubenville, Ohio 43952.