June Dark Huddleston

June Marie Dark Huddleston, 86, passed away on Friday, June 27, 2014, at Coventry House in Siler City, NC. June was born November 22, 1927. She is survived by her husband, R. F. (Dick) Huddleston, Jr., of 60 years and one son, Richard F. Huddleston, III, and wife, Juli, of Dexter, MI; one granddaughter, Emily Huddleston, of Dexter, MI; and one grandson, Sam Huddleston, of Snowmass, CO. She is also survived by one sister-in-law, Sara Huddleston Burgess of Siler City, and numerous nieces and nephews. June is preceded in death by her parents, A. B. and Nan Cooper Dark; sisters: Berta Albright and husband Clyde; Wilma Dark; Myrtle Fox and husband Will; Joy Ward and husband Ben; Dorothy MacDaniel and husband Marshal; Decie Frye and husband Will; brothers: Garland Dark and wife Margie; Guy Dark and wife Lela; A. Bert Dark, Jr., and wife Christine. June was a member of First United Methodist Church, Siler City, where she worked as secretary for thirty years. She served as secretary of the church's Memorial Committee for fifty years. She and her husband were charter members of the Joyner Brewer Sunday School class. The church honored June's dedication in 1998 with a stained glass window in the Church's Prayer Chapel. June loved her church was well known by the Church family for preparing delicious desserts and candy treats. Family and friends were important to June and she enjoyed sharing her Chocolate Pie and Honey Bun Cake with them. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, from 6:30-8:30 PM at Smith & Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City, NC, and other times at the family home. Reverend Bob Wachs and Reverend Travis Owen will honor June at a Memorial Service at Oakwood Cemetery, N. Chatham Avenue, Siler City, NC, on Thursday, July 3, at 11:00 AM. Memorials may be made to Community Home Care and Hospice, 108 Village Lake Road, Siler City, NC, 27344, or to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 212, Siler City, NC, 27344. Online condolences may be made at www.pughfuneralhome.com.