Judith Pugh

Judith Jessup Pugh, 62, of 4224 North Riverside Drive, Columbus, IN, formerly of Asheboro, died surrounded by family on Friday, December 10, 2010. A loving mother, wife and sister she was a native of Ramseur, NC. Judith graduated from Ramseur High School and attended Mitchell College in Statesville, NC. She worked the first several years after marrying in the helping profession teaching Adult Basic Education, Community Living Skills and Vocational Skills at Mental Health Association of Randolph County and Randolph Sheltered Workshop both in Asheboro, NC and at Alamance Sheltered Workshop in Burlington, NC. After that her attention turned toward family and home. Ever the adventurer, she was sure to create a warm home wherever the road took the family; from North Carolina to Virginia and from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi to Indiana. Over the past several years her gardens became a unique expression of her spirit and a complement to the natural surroundings she loved. Surviving are husband, John, of Columbus, son, Wes, of Memphis, TN, sisters, Dolores Lambert of Siler City, NC, Phoebe Burkheart of Asheboro, NC, brothers, Jean Jessup of Coleridge, NC, David and Russell Jessup of Ramseur, NC and Tony Jessup of Beckley, WV and 17 nieces and nephews. The family requests donations in lieu of flowers to either of the following, The V Foundation for Cancer Research www.jimmyv.org / 800 JIMMYV or the Nature Conservancy www.nature.org / 800 628 6860 tribute account # 12257160. All donations will be directed to Gulf Coast Nature Conservancy. Please join in celebrating Judith's life at the Pugh Funeral Home Chapel, Asheboro, NC on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 2:00pm. A reception will follow at The Exchange, 204 S. Fayetteville St., Asheboro.