SERVICES
Rockville United Methodist Church
Rockville, Missouri
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
10:00 a.m.

MINISTER
Reverend Bill Kenagy

VISITATION
Hill & Son Funeral Home
Appleton City, Missouri
Monday, August 21, 2006
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

INTERMENT
Rockville Cemetery
Rockville, Missouri

MEMORIAL
Barone Alzheimer's Care Center

Thomas Monroe Huffman, Jr. "T.M.", son of Thomas and Elva (Gwinn) Huffman, Sr., was born November 28, 1920 in St. Clair County, Missouri and departed this life August 20, 2006 at Nevada Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Missouri at the age of 85 years.
T.M. spent most of his life in the Rockville area. Upon graduation from high school he worked in Jefferson City at the Capital Building until he was called to duty in World War II. After the war he came back to Rockville where he met and married June I. Cline on July 28, 1948. They started their life on a farm in the St. Clair County, Rockville area, then moved to town soon after he became the rural mail carrier for Route 1 Rockville, a job that he worked for the next 28 years. This afforded him the time that he desired to spend fishing and hunting with his sons and teaching all his kids how to play baseball. T.M. was an avid gardener and grew fruits, vegetables and flowers, he also loved to take pictures and record all the family events. He loved Christmas and anytime he could get all his family together.
T.M. was a member of the Rockville United Methodist Church, where he served as Sunday school superintendent and Sunday school teacher for many years. He also served the church at large as an on call lay speaker. Soon after the Veterans of Foreign Wars started in Montrose he became a member and until the later years enjoyed attending the meetings.
T.M. was preceded in death by his parents and one son, Harold H. Huffman. Survivors include his wife June I. Huffman of the home; daughter Phyllis J. Love and husband Austin of Killeen, Texas; grandchildren, Christina, Rena and Frankie Vanderpool of Sedalia, Missouri, Justin N. Love and Veronica of Houston, Texas; son Eugene M. Huffman of Rockville; daughter Joyce S. Mitchel and husband C. Dean of Rockville; grandson Barry S. Mitchel of Pawleys Island, South Carolina; son Jon R. Huffman of Bemidji, Minnesota; grandson Matthew T. Huffman and great-grandson Joseph G. Huffman of Bemidji, Minnesota; grandson Scott R. Huffman currently attending Iowa State in Ames, Iowa; a host of cousins and friends.