Mrs. Hughes was born August 21, 1922 in Columbus County, daughter of the late Grover and Alpha Smith Milligan. She has been a member of Soldier Bay Baptist Church since 1938. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Macy Thurston Hughes and siblings, Joyce Wray, Eva Gaskins, Louise Ward, Dora Lee Woodbury Hardee, Redell Powell, and Armond Milligan.
Survivors include her children, David Hughes and wife GA of Aiken, South Carolina, Glenda LaPura and husband Manuel of Pineville, North Carolina, Earl Hughes and wife Diana of Shallotte, North Carolina, and Wanda Hughes of Ash, North Carolina; brothers, Henry Milligan and wife Lou Floyd of Tabor City, North Carolina; and sister-in-law, Pearl Milligan of Jacksonville, Florida; 7 grandchildren, Tony Hughes, Wendy Ward, Paul Hughes, Dana Hughes, Gerin Hughes, Sean Hughes, and Trent Hughes; 14 great grandchildren; 8 great, great grandchildren and extended family.
Graveside services will be Saturday, April 27, 2024 at three-thirty in the afternoon at Hughes Cemetery in Ash with Reverend Jason Benton officiating.
The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from two-thirty until three-thirty, at the cemetery.
Online condolences may be made at www.shallottefunerals.com
White Funeral and Cremation Service, Shallotte Chapel
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