Truman Hufford

Truman Bertrand Hufford, 76, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, Aug. 8, 2005, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Born Sept. 17, 1928, in Glennonville, Mo., son of the late Earl W. and Myrtle B. Keaster Hufford, he was a truck driver, a minister and of the Pentecostal faith.

He married Loretta Earnheart.

Survivors include one son, Lynn Hufford, of Granite City, Ill.; two daughters, Carol Sue Nelson, of Oregon, Ill., and Tammy Eads, of Malden; four brothers, Matthew Hufford, of Poplar Bluff, Terry Hufford, of Malden, Wenzle Hufford, of Gideon, Mo., and Denzle Hufford, of Aquila, Mo.; two sisters, Mable Norman, of Dexter, Mo., and Rosellia Kelly, of Lakeland, Fla.; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one son Harold Hufford; three brothers, Loyd, William and Jerry and three sisters, Lillian, Mary Lee and Gladys.

Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Earnest Puckett officiating.

Burial will follow at the Bernie City Cemetery.