Hoyt Frank Pedigo, 84

A retired plant manager for the Foot Caress Company, a division of Genesco, with 37 years of service, he was a Rotarian in the Ripley Rotary Club for 42 years and was a member of Hill Country Sam Camping Club. He was an active member of Ripley Church of Christ and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served for three years on the U.S.S. Kane.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Gulley Pedigo; daughters, Cindy Pedigo and Mike Hampton of Clinton, Ms., Phyllis Pedigo and Sid Johnson of Mississippi; sister, Evelyn Crouse of Knoxville; brothers Tom and Naomi Pedigo of Morrison, Kenneth and Myrna Pedigo of McMinnville; grandchildren, Piper Yount and husband, Brad, Sean Johnson and Kalyn Johnson, all of Mississippi, Kristen and Will Hampton of Mississippi. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wiliam Dexter Pedigo Sr. and Nettie Smith Pedigo; sister, Hallie Brown; brothers, Dexter Pedigo and Leonard Pedigo.

Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at McBride Funeral Home Chapel in Ripley, Ms., with Tom Childers and Glen Fann officiating. Local graveside services will be held here at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Smyrna Cemetery.