Arland Winford Huggins Carrollton, Georgia Obituary

Arland Winford Huggins

Arland Winford Huggins, age 96 of Carrollton, passed away January 21, 2021. He was born December 27, 1924 in the Burwell community, son of the late William Lydie Huggins and Mary Crawford Huggins. He proudly served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart for his bravery. During that time, he also served as a fireman in France and rifleman in Germany. In his civilian life he worked for Cosby-Hodges Milling Company up until his retirement. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Winnie Doris Nations Huggins; daughter, Sandra Owens; son-in-law, Billy Pryon; sister, Dorothy Nalley; and brothers, Ray Huggins and Gerald Huggins. He is survived by his daughter, Teresa Pyron of Carrollton; four grandchildren, Henry Owens, Melissa Owens (Mark) Ray, Robert (Misty) Latham and Beaux (Laurel) Latham; four great grandchildren, and a number of extended family. Graveside service will be conducted Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM from Old Camp Church Cemetery with Rev. Tom Compton officiating. His great grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The American Legion Post #143 will perform military honors. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Old Camp United Methodist Church in memory of Arland Huggins. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, we encourage everyone to make the best decisions to remain safe. If anyone wishes to attend these gatherings, please remember to remain 6 feet apart from those not in your household and wear personal protective equipment. For those unable to attend, the service will be live streamed on the individual’s obituary page of our website. Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements. <iframe id="funeral_recording_player_512x460" src="https://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/embed_viewer/46130" width="512" height="524" scrolling="no" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"></iframe> Tribute Video: <iframe class="ts_player" allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameborder="0" height="330" scrolling="no" src="https://www.tributeslides.com/videos/embedded_video/5MPLT2CWKCH9TDLG" width="512"></iframe>
December 27, 1924 - January 21, 202112/27/192401/21/2021
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Arland Winford Huggins, age 96 of Carrollton, passed away January 21, 2021. He was born December 27, 1924 in the Burwell community, son of the late William Lydie Huggins and Mary Crawford Huggins. He proudly served in the United States Army during WWII and received the Purple Heart for his bravery. During that time, he also served as a fireman in France and rifleman in Germany. In his civilian life he worked for Cosby-Hodges Milling Company up until his retirement. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Winnie Doris Nations Huggins; daughter, Sandra Owens; son-in-law, Billy Pryon; sister, Dorothy Nalley; and brothers, Ray Huggins and Gerald Huggins. He is survived by his daughter, Teresa Pyron of Carrollton; four grandchildren, Henry Owens, Melissa Owens (Mark) Ray, Robert (Misty) Latham and Beaux (Laurel) Latham; four great grandchildren, and a number of extended family. Graveside service will be conducted Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM from Old Camp Church Cemetery with Rev. Tom Compton officiating. His great grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The American Legion Post #143 will perform military honors. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Old Camp United Methodist Church in memory of Arland Huggins. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, we encourage everyone to make the best decisions to remain safe. If anyone wishes to attend these gatherings, please remember to remain 6 feet apart from those not in your household and wear personal protective equipment. For those unable to attend, the service will be live streamed on the individual’s obituary page of our website. Messages of condolences can be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin and Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements. Tribute Video:

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Graveside
Tuesday, January 26 2021
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Old Camp United Methodist Church
77 Old Camp Church Road
Carrollton, GA 30117
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