Barbara Anita Hughes

Barbara A. Kling Hughes went home to be with the Lord on June 7, 2025. She was born in Miami County, Indiana to Verlin "Pat" Kling and Marjorie (Waters) Kling on April 15, 1934. On June 6, 1959, Barbara married Fornie A. Hughes, Jr. at Mt. Zion Christian Church by her father Rev. Pat Kling. Fornie preceded her in death on May 12, 2014.

Barbara worked at Haynes Stellite in the 1950s through 1961, first in the credit union, and later in industrial relations. She enjoyed working as a secretary and held several secretarial positions in the cities where they lived.

Barbara is survived by two sons, Scott A. Hughes (LeeAnne) of Dardanelle Arkansas, and Curtis A. Hughes of Chattanooga, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Zachary Hughes and Kristin Hughes, of Russellville, Arkansas; three sisters, Carol Dubar of Kokomo, Indiana, Deloris Wilson, of Kokomo, Indiana, and Lois Miller, of Amboy, Indiana; and two brothers, Rex Kling of San Diego, California, and Stephen Kling, of Hawaii.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Pat and Marjorie, her husband, Fornie, as well as her brother, Phillip Kling and her granddaughter, Ashley Hughes. Barbara was a member of Fair Havens Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.

-----Finally Home-----

But just think of stepping on shore and finding it Heaven,

Of touching a Hand and finding it God's; Of breathing new air

And finding it Celestial, of waking up in Glory and finding it Home!

-L.E. Singer

A visitation for Barbara will be Thursday, June 12, 2025 from 12:00pm until the time of her funeral service, 2pm, at Ellers Mortuary and Cremation Center, 3400 S. Webster St. Kokomo; She will be laid to rest immediately following the service, at Clymer Cemetery, in Peru, Indiana.