Aulbie Huggins, Jr.

Aulbie Demain Dee Huggins, Jr.

Services for Mr. Aulbie Demain Dee Huggins, Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. on January 26, 2013 at St. Pauls Episcopal Church with Reverends Brian Pounder, M. L. Agnew, Jr., Charles Floyd, Jr. officiating. Burial will be at the MS Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Newton, MS, with James F. Webb Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Huggins, 82, was born September 7, 1930 in Knoxville, TN, to the late A. D. Huggins, Sr. and the late Coty Floyd Huggins Underwood. He was a member of St. Pauls Episcopal Church where he served as an acolyte in his youth. He graduated from Meridian High School in 1947 and soon joined the U. S. Navy where he attained the rank of Senior Chief Petty Officer. His service of 20 years in Aviation Training link took him to stations at Moffet Field, CA, Memphis, TN, Corpus Christi, TX, Port Washington, NY, Jacksonville, FL and Hawaii. After his retirement from the Navy in 1967, he worked 20 years with the U. S. Post Office as an Electronic Technician. During his retirement years he enjoyed many hours of friendship with members of the Fleet Reserve Association in Meridian and he commuted from his home in Meridian to the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, MS.

Survivors include his daughter Stephanie Huggins Shipp Robert, Chichester, England sons Louis Huggins and John Huggins, Charlotte, NC four grandchildren and one greatgrandchild sisters Norma Huggins Veach Dr. Al, Meridian, and Coty Huggins Tootle Theo Jasper, GA one sisterinlaw Hannelore Huggins and many nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by his son, Demain ONeal Huggins brother Samuel ONeal Huggins, Sr. an infant brother Kamper Floyd Huggins, his father and mother and the mother of his children, Margaret Colonna Huggins.

Pallbearers will be members of the Fleet Reserve Association and Honorary Pallbearer will be Dewain Walker.

Visitation will be at St. Pauls one hour prior to the service. Friends and family may sign the online guest book at www.jamesfwebb.com.

Visitation

St. Pauls Episcopal Church
23rd Ave
Meridian, MS  39301
Saturday, January 26, 2013
1011:00 am

Service

St. Pauls Episcopal Church

St. Pauls Episcopal Church
1116 23rd Avenue
Meridian, MS  39301
Saturday, January 26, 2013
11:00 am

Cemetery

Mississippi Veteran Memorial Cemetery
248 Honor Way
Newton, MS  39345