L. U. "Red" Dugger

1920 - 1993  (72 years)

• Name	L. U. "Red" Dugger  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Red
  Born	17 Oct 1920	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  School	Abt 1925	Doling Elementary, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  Military	WWII veteran, staff sergeant in the Asiatic Pacific Theater, Aleutian Islands. Mess sargeant for three years overseas.  [2]
  Residence	Abt 1926  [2]
  	Moved to \"North Missouri\" with his family.
  Residence	Abt 1939	Springfield, Greene County, MIssouri, USA   [2]
  	Moved back to Springfield with his family, age 19.
  Died	4 May 1993	Springfield, Greene County, Misosuri, USA   [2]
  Obituary	6 May 1993	Springfield, Greene County, MIssouri, USA
  	\"L. U. \"Red\" Dugger, 72, Springfield, passed away at 11:46 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 1993, in Cox Medical Center South. He was born Oct. 17, 1920, in Springfield, Mo., to Harry Jefferson and Jessie Storey Dugger. He was a well-known plastering contractor and owner of Dugger Plastering Co., in Springfield until his retirement in 1987. He was a World War II Army veteran serving as a Staff Sergeant in the Asiatic Pacific Theater, Aleutian Islands. He was a mess sergeant in Army hospitals overseas for three years in a supervisory capacity. He attended first grade at Doling Elementary School. His family moved to North Missouri when he was six years old and he attended school there. Even though he was not able to get a higher education, his love for reading and keeping up with current affairs allowed him to become a successful businessman. His family moved back to Springfield when he was 19 and he worked for a short time in a cabinet shop and later got a job at the Cat and Fiddle restaurant as a cook for $1.00 a day, riding a bicycle to and from work. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Gladys Watson Dugger; a daughter, Betty Bird and husband, Morris, Lockwood; six grandchildren, Rebecca Bloxham, Apache Jct., Ariz., Allen Bird, Willard, Deborah Stoll, Lamar, David Bird and Stephen Bird, both of Provo, Utah, and Jennifer Bird, Lockwood; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Merle Burk, Springfield, and Gail Zeigel, Albany, Mo.; two brothers, Lester Dugger, Springfield, and Dwight Dugger, Missoula, Mont.; his father-in-law, Joe B. Watson, Springfield; two sisters-in-law; and several nieces and nephews. He loved to write poetry and short articles, many of which have been published in local papers and magazines. \"Red\" was a member of the Springfield Contractors Association and past exalted rule of C.P.O.E. Elks $409, and a member of First and Calvary Presbyterian Church. No visitation is planned, but friends may call after noon today in Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home under direction of Bob and Don Lohmeyer. Burial will be in Rivermonte Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, The Kitchen, or First and Calvary Presbyterian Church.\"),(
  Occupation	Owned a plastering company, Dugger Plastering Company, until retirement 1986.  [2]
  Parents	Named in his 1993 obit as Henry Jefferson Dugger and Jesse Storey Bird.  [2]
  Person ID	I7425	Full
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Henry Jefferson Dugger
  Mother	Jesse Ellen Story,   b. Feb 1885, Missouri, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1976, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Married	Abt 1906	Howell County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gertrude [wife of L. U. Dugger] [Thaden]
  Children	1. Betty Jean Dugger
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F2706	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gladys [Watson]
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F2708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S5541] \"Digger-Bird Vows Solemnized\"The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Mo.), 2 May 1963, p. 33, col. 1; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 December 2018). [S5542] \"Obituaries: L. U. \'Red\' Dugger\"The Springfield News-Leader (Springfield, Mo.), 6 May 1993, p. 12, col. 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 17 December 2018). [S241] Dessie Irene Clark, informal interviews, 1985–2005, by Janis Walker Gilmore; Gilmore was the eldest granddaughter of Dessie Irene Clark; notes privately held by Gilmore.