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Bugg appreciates motherhood as ‘best job in the world’ nected with youth in Corinth through a long list of programs like the Boys & Girls Club, Girl Scouts, the Junior Managing comes easily to Tina Bugg since it’s been her way of life working in Civitans, Reconnect for Autism and more. “I wear many hats,” she said. “I her banking career, raising her family joke that I’m so involved because I have and serving her community. free time.” “I’m an organizer and a manager by Her motherly role in the community habit,” said Bugg, the commercial relaalso involves working in the nursery at tions manager associate for Trustmark church, Holly Baptist Church. “I love Bank in Corinth. The mother of two adult children who rocking those babies on Sundays.” “Being in service is a spiritual gift. I both work in the medical field – a son in Murphreesboro and a daughter in Tupelo try to install in my kids (her own and those she works with) to be a team play– Bugg also loves spending time when er,” Bugg said. she can with her son’s two boys, her As a child, Bugg watched her father grandsons. play an active role in service to others in “Being a mother is the best job in the Corinth. He was very community-mindworld,” she said. ed,” she said. “My mother was always a Bugg said her 37 years working at Trustmark helped her fine-tune her man- supporter of my dad in the community. She’s always been our biggest supportagement experiences that came in handy er.” when her children were growing up. Bugg said she is blessed to be able to “Back in the day, you had to manage it live close to her mother and her brother all with your job and family – ball and his wife so they can spend time games, Scouts, school and more,” she together. “You need to make time for said. “Those first 17-18 years of your family, and don’t take that time for children’s lives are very precious. You granted. We all get together for Sunday need to stay involved. dinners. “Some of my cherished memories are “Sunday dinner is very, very precious all of us going to church,” said Bugg, who was a volunteer with various church to me,” she said. “Mother’s Day for us is every Sunday with our Sunday dinner.” activities that her children joined in. “I The best advice Bugg has for young have fond memories of youth trips.” mothers today is to make time for famiWithout her children living in town, ly. “You have to get out of the mindset Bugg said she makes sure she stays conthat ‘you have to do’ Return Address: P.O. Box 1292 Corinth, MS 38835 for your children but that ‘you get to.’ Young mothers need to soak all these times POSTAL PATRON up.” By Lucy Weber
Tina Bugg
