Betty Darden Pugh

Betty Darden Pugh, 89, of Front Royal, Virginia passed away on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at Commonwealth Senior Living.

A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 11 AM at Marlow Heights Baptist Church, 517 Braxton Road, Front Royal with Pastor Jim Bunce officiating.  Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Pugh was born on February 4, 1936 in Franklin, Virginia to the late Theon Ambrose and Georgie Edwards Darden.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Clayton Pugh Jr.  She was a member of Marlow Heights Baptist Church.

Survivors include her two sons, Thomas Dale Pugh (Cindy) of Belton, Texas and James Clayton Pugh III (Gretchen) of Front Royal, Virginia; two daughters, Patricia Pugh Aadahl (Richard) of Williamsburg, Virginia and Tracy Pugh Delaney (Russell) of Roanoke, Virginia; brother, Theon Ambrose “Tad” Darden of West Point, Virginia; sister, Shirley Darden Bunch of Suffolk, Virginia; eight grandchildren, John Randall Perry, Darren Christopher Pugh, Heather Ashley Shipe (Kyle), Holly Nicole Hoover (Jesse), Hannah Elizabeth Delaney, Richard Cameron “Cam” Aadahl (Jordan), Rachel Delaney Pelletier (Joshua) and Samuel Evans Delaney and five great grandsons, Chase Andrew Perry, Evan Bradley Perry, Blake Randall Perry, Kaysen Arthur Perry and Jaden James Aadahl

The family will receive friends a half hour prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Blue Ridge Hospice, 333 West Cork Street, Winchester, Virginia 22601.

  1 comment for “Betty Darden Pugh

  1. Vicki Rudacille Davison
    April 11, 2025 at 12:55 am

    Tom and family, my deepest condolences for the passing of your mother. May God be with you and your family in the days ahead.

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