Paul Truman Puckett (1915 - 2006)

Born 18 Jun 1915 in Carroll, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Sue (Mills) Puckett — married 10 Feb 1940 in Hillsville, Caroll County, Va

Died 6 Aug 2006 at age 91 in Mount Airy Township, Surry, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Mr. Paul Truman Puckett, 91, of 3942 Hatchers Chapel Road, Claudville, passed away Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Mr. Puckett was born June 18, 1915, in Carroll County to the late Falus Penn and Mabel Bolt Puckett. He served our country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Puckett was a retired carpenter and attended Unity Church in Ararat. In addition to his parents, Mr. Puckett was preceded in death by two sisters, Evelyn Turman and Audrey Stanley; and two brothers, the Rev. Serle Puckett and Maynard Puckett. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Mary Sue Mills Puckett, of the home; a daughter, Willynda "Lynda" Holder, of Claudville; six grandchildren, Donna Childress of Lake Wylie, S.C., Melanie Slate of Claudville, Jeffrey Childress of Winston-Salem, Lisa Kisamore of Mount Airy, Gerri Mazur of Concord and Trey Childress of King; nine great-grandchildren; a great-great-granddaughter; three sisters, Kathryn Harris of Abingdon, Nina Westmoreland of Hillsville and Geraldine Terry of Meadows of Dan; a brother and sister-in-law, the Rev. Rayton and Faith Puckett of Hillsville; and 48 nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today, Aug. 8, at Moody Funeral Home Chapel in Mount Airy, N.C. The service will be officiated by the Rev. Rayton Puckett and the Rev. Buford Jessup. Burial will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens, with full military rites conducted by VFW Memorial Honor Guard Post 2019 and Post 9436 of Pilot Mountain. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. today, Aug. 8, at the funeral home, and other times at the home of Willynda "Lynda" Holder, 3950 Hatchers Chapel Road, Claudville. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be made at www.moodyfuneralservices.com

• Fact: Residence (1920) Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Rural, Carroll, Virginia
• Fact: Residence (1940) Laurel Fork Magisterial District, Carroll, Virginia, United States
• Fact: Burial (2006) Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States of America
• Fact: Residence (06 Aug 2006) Claudville, Virginia
• Fact: Obituary (08 Aug 2006) North Carolina, United States

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 March 2018, 19:26), entry for Paul Truman Puckett(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L2H3-XVY); contributed by various users.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 24 September 2018), memorial page for Paul Truman Puckett (18 Jun 1915–6 Aug 2006), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18962835, citing Skyline Memory Gardens, Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by James Brady (contributor 46812135) .
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRYN-BFP : 31 May 2020), Paul Puckett in household of Falus Puckett, Laurel Fork Magisterial District, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 18-8, sheet 10B, line 69, family 179, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4253.
• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9N-9X31 : 20 August 2018), Paul Puckett and Sue Mills, 10 Feb 1940; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Hillsville, Virginia, United States, certificate 5171, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CDQG-GZM : accessed 23 September 2020), Paul T Puckett in household of Falus P Puckett, Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 3B, line 88, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2439; FHL microfilm 2,342,1
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJFL-7Y6 : accessed 23 September 2020), Paul T Puckett in household of Falus P Puckett, Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States; citing ED 5, sheet 10A, line 17, family 188, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1883; FHL microfilm 1,821,883.