Clara Mae Pugh's Obituary
Clara Mae Pugh, 81, of Pandora, passed away on Friday, June 12, 2026. She was born on August 4, 1944, to the late Merl E. and Gertrude (Gebhardt) Combs. She married Charles Pugh in 1966 who survives.
Clara and Charles owned and operated Lima Security Inc., until her retirement in 1987. She enjoyed gardening, collecting and shopping. She loved to get together with family and especially loved spoiling her grandchildren. She always took care of any family in need.
She is also survived by her children, Pam (Rob) Rayle, Bradley (Sheri) Pugh, and Cindy (Jason) Bachar; grandchildren, Bryan Pugh, Tyler Pugh, Jacob Pugh-Bachar, Nichole Huffman and Miranda Weiner; great grandchildren; Dakota Huffman, Hailey Huffman and Cameron Weiner; great-great granddaughter, Evelynn Huffman, and family dog, Sweetie. She was preceded in death by her 13 siblings, Gerald Combs, Leonard Combs, William "Bill" Combs, James Combs, Richard "Dick" Combs, Eugene Combs, Terry Combs, Ervin Combs, Charlene Combs, Madeline Combs, Elene Combs, Donna Lause, and Betty Agner.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at Hartman-Rousculp Community Funeral Home, 10879 State Route 12, Columbus Grove with visitation one hour prior (10:00 am - 11:00 am). Pastor James Klausing officiating. Burial to follow at Truro Cemetery, Columbus Grove. Visitation is 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Hartman-Rousculp Community Funeral Home. Preferred Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital https://www.stjude.org/. To share online condolences please visit www.hartmanfunerals.com.
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