On the morning of Saturday, February 16, 2019, after a long degenerative illness, Rodney passed at We Care Hospice in Moss Point, MS. Of the many things he did in life, he really loved driving trucks.  He also had a very deep love and devotion to his children, grand-children, and family.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Marion Thomas Pugh.

He is survived by, his father, Edward Lee Pugh (Father); two brothers, Edward Eugene (Gene) Pugh- Mesquite, TX, Demetrius Rene Pugh- Missouri City, TX; a sister, Nekreida LaShonda Pugh- Mobile, AL; five children, Aleisha Smith, Tiffany Smith, Ebony Smith (step-daughter), Barbara Lewis, Rodney Fitzgerald (Man) Pugh, Jr., all of Biloxi, MS; four grandchildren, Riley Smith, Julian Pugh, Rylihn Smith, Brandon Smith, all of Biloxi, MS, and a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends.