Ima Frances Hughes

Ima Frances Flippen Hughes, 100, of Hamilton moved to her home in Heaven on August 20, 2016 to have a face-to-face conversation with Jesus who she spoke with every day for most of those 100 years. Ima died peacefully in her sleep at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange, Texas.

Service will be held at First Baptist Church of Hamilton on August 27, 2016 at 2:00 pm with the Reverend Drew Dabbs officiating. Interment will follow at Murphree Cemetery in Evant, Texas. Visitation will be Friday August 26, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Riley Funeral Home.

Born April 14, 1916 in the Fairview Community just outside of Evant, Texas to Emmett Flippen and Annie Agnes Baker Flippen. Ima grew up the second of eight children. Ima started Fairview School at the age of five where she and her seven-year old sister Catherine walked three miles to their two-room school. Ima continued to attend Fairview School through the ninth grade and the attended Evant High School where she graduated May 5, 1933.

Ima married the love of her life U.G. Hughes August 25, 1935 in the home of J.C and Fannie Baker in the Shive Community. Ima and U.G. began their life on a small farm on Vista Mountain where they grew cotton. Ima’s first year on Vista Mountain, she picked eight bales of cotton off sixteen acres. In 1947, Ima and U.G. moved from Vista Mountain to Hamilton, where she lived until April 1, 2016.

Work was no stranger to Ima; she was employed by Harlik’s for thirty-eight years. During those years, Ima was a sales clerk and also preformed alterations. When not working at Harlik’s you could find Ima at her sewing machine making formals, wedding dresses, and much more. After Harlik’s closed Ima and U.G. spent time traveling until U.G passed in 1993.

Ima was very active in Fairview Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School Teacher and Song Leader for many years. In 2016, Ima moved her membership from Fairview Baptist to the First Baptist Church of Hamilton where she flourished as a member. Ima loved the members of First Baptist Church and Brother Drew Dabbs, and could not wait for Sunday and Wednesday services.

Ima never met a stranger and always greeted everyone with a smile and a hug and she lived her life to honor God and her Family. Ima will be greatly missed by all who had the honor of knowing her. Some of the last words that Ima spoke were that she wanted everyone to know how much she appreciated their love, kindness, calls, cards and prayers. Ima was remarkable lady.

Waiting to greet Ima in Heaven was her husband U.G.; her parents; brothers; Deward (Dooley), James and Charles, Sisters; Catherine Ray, Jessie Kinsey and Norma Geeslin; niece Betty Jean Ray and nephew Jimmy Flippen, Ima is survived by sister Von Dean Wolf of Evant , nieces; Mary Wenzel and husband Roger of Hamilton, Deborah Reedy and husband Jack of Aledo, Texas, Teresa Smith and husband Terry of Marble Falls, Johnafaye Flippen of Evant, Elayne Miller and husband Mike of Lampasas, Vicky Shook and husband Ross of Hewett, Sherry Fuller and husband Jerry of Las Vegas, Nevada, Janie Griffin of Clarendon, Glenda Turner of Joshua, nephews; Lonnie Flippen and wife Sandy of Marfa, Kirby Flippen and wife Anita of Valentine, Steve Flippen of Valentine, Tommy Flippen and wife Sharon of Brookshire, Gary Geeslin and wife Cecilia of Artesia, New Mexico, Gene Flippen of Evant, Micky Kinsey and wife Kay of Hico, and as Ima would fondly refer to as her “Special Chosen Children” Robert Mach and wife Dana of Lake Tapps, Washington and Nelda Burton and husband Owen of Mauriceville, many great nieces and nephews and host of friends remain to cherish her memory.

Pallbearers; Lonnie Flippen, Kirby Flippen, Kyle Arnold, Kyle Mach, Daiman Mach and Mike Hoffman.

Honorary Pallbearers: Steve Flippen, Owen Burton, Curtis Troutt, Ray Solis, Calvin Burks, Andy McMullin, Scott Johnson and the men of the Church Of The Open Door.

Donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Hamilton.