EX-23.2 5 ex23-2.htm CONSENT OF PUGH & COMPANY, P.C. Consent

EXHIBIT 23.2

PUGH & COMPANY, P.C.

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

WILL J. PUGH, CPA

RONNIE G. CATE, CPA

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MEMBERS

C. LARRY ELMORE, CPA

315 NORTH CEDAR BLUFF ROAD

W. JAMES PUGH, JR., CPA

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37923

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF

DANIEL C. FRANKLIN, CPA

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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

P. RICK HINCHEY, CPA

JAMES H. JONES, CPA

P.O. BOX 31409

TENNESSEE SOCIETY OF

LISA W. HILL, CPA

KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE 37930-1409

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

SUSAN R. FOARD, CPA

865-769-0660   800-332-7021

TELECOPIER  865-769-1660

 

Consent of Independent Auditors

Board of Directors and Shareholders
First Central Bancshares, Inc.
  and Subsidiary
Lenoir City, Tennessee

We hereby consent to the inclusion in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of our report, dated March 1, 2002, relating to the consolidated financial statements of First Central Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of First Central Bancshares, Inc. and subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2001.  We also consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption “Experts” in the proxy statement/prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement.

                                                                                               /s/ Pugh & Company, P.C.

                                                                                                Certified Public Accountants
                                                                                                Knoxville, Tennessee
                                                                                                February 6, 2003