Martinez Reeves Huguley, 82, of Owensboro, Georgia, died Saturday, October 11, 2003, at her home.
Funeral services will be 2 P.M. Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald with Rev. Steve Slusher officiating. Interment will follow in Salem Cemetery in Ben Hill County, Georgia. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 Monday evening.
Mrs. Huguley was born January 10, 1921, in Rochelle, Georgia, to the late Ben Reeves and Jessie Jewel Samples Reeves. She was preceded in death by her husband George M. Huguley. After spending 30 years in Miami, Florida, Mrs. Huguley and her husband moved back to Wilcox County in 1980 to restore her childhood home. She was retired from K-mart as manager of the cosmetic department and was a former employee of Walgreen’s Drug Store in Miami. A 1939 graduate of Wilcox County High School, she was instrumental in planning her 50th class reunion. Mrs. Huguley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Rochelle, the Ruth Sunday School Class and a Wilcox County Board of Elections Poll Worker. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother.
Mrs. Huguley is survived by two daughters: Marcelle H. Plumley, Acworth, GA and Brenda H. Sarwar, Naples, FL ; one sister: Maurine D. Smith, Miami, FL; 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.