He was born February 2, 1925 in Star Junction, a son of the late Thomas and Mary Eggar Hughes.
He attended Jefferson High School.
On April 21, 1947, he married Melba Mazzer who passed away July 18, 1985. On May 23, 1987 he married Dorothy Zanolli Dickey, Passed away March 31, 2018.
Mr. Hughes was a retired employee of Emerald Mine in Waynesburg.
A veteran of World War II, he served in the U.S. Army in the European Theatre.
Mr. Hughes resided most of his life in Jefferson, where he attended the Jefferson Methodist Church and was a member of American Legion Post 954. He was also a member of Waynesburg Lodge No. 153 Free and Accepted Masons. For the past seven years, he resided in the Chambersburg area.
Surviving are a daughter, Sandra (Keith) Haney of Fayetteville; two grandsons, Lee Haney (Brandee) of Severna Park, MD, and Craig Haney (Tiffany) of Strongsville, OH; four great-grandchildren, Campbell, Darson, Brennan, and Burke Haney; and one nephew, Jeffrey Hughes (Cindy) of Florida.
Deceased are a brother, Robert Hughes; and two sisters, Mary Kathryn Hlipala and Jane Elizabeth Hughes.
