Jean McKinnon Hubbard

Jean McKinnon Hubbard, age 88, of 131 Oak Lane, Mt. Gilead died Friday, May 6, 2011 at her home. Mrs. Hubbard was born September 21, 1922 in Wadeville, NC the daughter of David Deberry McKinnon, Jr. and Catherine Watkins McKinnon. Mrs. Hubbard was a native of Mt. Gilead and graduated from Mt. Gilead High School. She received her bachelor's degree at East Carolina University and her master's degree from N.C. State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was the first dietitian for Montgomery Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hubbard was very active in the community as a member of several service and business organizations throughout Moore County. She received the Most Outstanding Award as Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary president in 1954 and the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of Extension Home Economists in 1970. She retired as Moore County Home Extension Agent in 1982. Mrs. Hubbard was preceded in death by her husband, Robert L. "Bob" Hubbard and brother David McKinnon. She is survived by daughter and her husband, Dorothy Jean and Wilbur Rogers of Carthage, NC; son, Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. of Mt. Gilead, NC; brother, Benny McKinnon of Mt. Gilead, NC; 5 grandchildren, Suzanne McCain of Raleigh, NC, Kimberly Moore of Aberdeen, NC, Brian Rogers and wife Antoinette of Lakeland, FL, Trey Hubbard of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Raven Hubbard of Mt. Gilead, NC; and 5 great grandchildren, Kaelynn and Dawson McCain of Raleigh, NC, Jordan and Madison Moore of Aberdeen, NC, and Preston Rogers of Lakeland, FL. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 to 8 PM at Pugh-Troy Funeral Home, 211 North Main Street, Troy, NC. The funeral will be Tuesday at 2:00 PM at First Baptist Church of Troy, 401 E. Main Street, Troy with Dr. Phillips McRae officiating. Burial will follow in Sharon Cemetery, Mt. Gilead. Memorials may be made to the Building Fund at First Baptist Church of Troy, 401 E. Main Street, Troy, NC 27371 and Community Home Care & Hospice, 120 N. Main Street, Troy, NC 27371.