Eugene Franklin "Firebug" Tignor
Eugene Franklin "Firebug" Tignor
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He was a mechanic for Westvaco where he retired after thirty-one years. Euguene loved working on cars, fishing, and could fix anything. If you had a problem, you went to papaw. He thoroughly enjoyed attending family reunions and spending time with his family. Eugene loved to laugh and joke and was a loving dad and papaw.
Other than his parents, he is preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Janice Marie (Fleshman) Tignor; daughter Coronda Gaye Tignor; and his sister Frances Shawver.
Those left to cherish his life, and memories are his son Rocky Tignor of Rainelle; daughter Tebbi (Emmett) Kirby of Rupert; grandson Brandon (Autumn) Kirby of White Sulphur Springs; granddaughter Tanna (Charles) Kirby of Woodbridge, Virginia; step-grandchildren Daniel (Pam) Kirby and Robin (Thomas) Sheets.
Services will be Sunday, August 17, 2025, at 2:00pm at Smathers Funeral Chapel in Rainelle with Pastor Bennie Kenney officiating. The family will receive friends and neighbors from 1:00pm until the time of the service. Interment will follow at the Wallace Memorial Cemetery, Clintonville.
Smathers Funeral Chapel is honored to be entrusted to provide our services to Eugene and his family during their great time of need.
Online condolences may be made at www.smathersfuneralchapelinc.com
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