Hugh Miller Rawls, Sr.

James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel 4278 Lafayette Street Marianna, Florida 32446 850.482.2332 850.526.4143 fax Hugh Miller Rawls, Sr., 93, of Marianna passed away Saturday, June 26, 2010 after a short illness in Palatka, Florida. Mr. Rawls was born December 27, 1916 in Greenwood, Florida, attended the University of Florida in 1934 to 1936. He married his beloved wife Katherine in 1936 and they moved to Jacksonville where he spent his war years helping build Liberty and Victory ships. After the war he founded Rawls Brothers Shipyard in Jacksonville, Mayport and Green Cove Springs. As an inventor he held patents for a machine for the non-polluting control of fire ants. He was a long time beach resident and an active member of the local maritime community. After a long career on Jacksonville's waterfront he moved to San Juan Puerto Rico, In 1983 he and his wife returned to their West Florida home in Marianna where he eventually retired. He was member of the First United Methodist Church, the Markout Coffee Club and the Elks Lodge. Hugh was the last of his generation. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Katherine, his parents, David Gray and Ruth Miller Rawls, two brothers, Dave and John. Survivors include his three sons, Hugh Jr., Gray and John and his daughter, Beth; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 am Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Bob McKibben officiating. Interment will follow at the Greenwood Baptist Church Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing. The family will receive friends from4 to 6 pm Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Maddox Chapel.wwwjamesandsikesfuneralhomes.com