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- [S1156] McCuiston, Martin Luther.
- [S3796] Kentucky New Era, McCuiston remembered as "powerful," "influential"; 6 May 2002; Pat. M. McCuiston; 31 December 2016.
McCuiston remembered as ‘powerful,' ‘influential'
By MELONY LEAZER mleazer@kentuckynewera.com
May 6, 2002
Pat M. McCuiston is being remembered today as "a very powerful state senator" who may not have received the credit he deserved, said 8th District state Rep. Jim Bruce of Hopkinsville.
"He did so many things for this community," Bruce said this morning in a telephone interview. "He was very influential."
Funeral services were conducted Sunday at MadduxFuquaHinton Funeral Home in Pembroke for McCuiston, who died Friday night at Jennie Stuart Medical Center of natural causes. He was 84.
McCuiston, of Pembroke, served Christian, Todd and Caldwell counties and, at one time, Trigg County, as 3rd District state senator in the General Assembly from the late 1960s until he was unseated in 1992 by Sen. Joey Pendleton of Hopkinsville.
McCuiston was elected to the state Senate in 1968, and rose through the ranks to become its assistant president pro tem.
For the next 24 years, McCuiston served alongside Bruce.
"He never did brag about any of the things he did. He was that kind of man," Bruce recalled. "Pat was loyal to Hopkinsville and Murray State University."
In fact, McCuiston, a 1939 Murray State graduate, once served as president of the MSU Alumni Association — as well as top positions in the Kentucky Bankers Association, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society and the Rotary Club.
"Rotary was his favorite," Bruce commented. "He never missed a meeting for so long and even attended the club in Frankfort so he could have those meetings counted."
Bruce said McCuiston probably entered public service because "he liked to be involved."
"He knew that's where the action is," he said laughing.
As a result of his service, McCuiston earned the Ned Breathitt Award, given annually to a local Democrat in recognition of his or her party recognition.
When he entered the political scene, McCuiston was president of Planters Bank in Trenton and retired from the business in 1973 after 25 years.
However, the former senator began a career in teaching at Pembroke and later was principal and coach at South Christian.
At one time, he coached and taught at New Concord High School in Calloway County.
After teaching, McCuiston worked as executive director of the local Chamber of Commerce for 10 years. During his service, he helped recruit Thomas Industries to Hopkinsville, and later, served as the plant's personnel director.
A member of Pembroke Baptist Church, McCuiston served as deacon.
A native of Kirksey in Calloway County, McCuiston was born Sept. 8, 1917, son of the late Thomas Montie and Flora McCuiston.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Johnson, a native of Christian County and a retired teacher at Pembroke; three sons, Max Wayne McCuiston, Jere Levy McCuiston and John Dale McCuiston; one brother, Macon McCuiston, Nashville, Tenn.; and one sister, Hilda Reynolds, Montgomery, Ala.
- [S1503] Reynolds, Hilda McCuiston.
- [S2927] Find a Grave, 5 September 2017; Clara Elizabeth Johnson McCuiston.
Clara Elizabeth Johnson McCuiston
Birth: Aug. 24, 1919
Christian County
Kentucky, USA
Death: Nov. 25, 2009
Pembroke
Christian County
Kentucky, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Luther H Johnson (1875 - 1944)
Carrie M Haddock Johnson (1888 - 1950)
Spouse:
Pat Michaux McCuiston (1917 - 2002)*
Sibling:
Clara Elizabeth Johnson McCuiston (1919 - 2009)
Neva Kathleen Johnson Christian (1923 - 2007)*
Burial:
Rosedale Cemetery
Pembroke
Christian County
Kentucky, USA
Created by: Patrick Thomas
Record added: Mar 22, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 67295765
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1917 - 2002 (84 years)
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