She was born Jan. 14, 1919, at Miller City, Ill., daughter of Calvin Thomas and Alma Dodson Thomas. She and Ralph C. Hughes were married July 27, 1935, at Cairo, Ill. He died July 29, 1989.
Survivors include a son, Ralph E. Hughes of Bonnie, Ill.; two daughters, Louise Adams of Bonnie and Jackie Hayes of Naples; four brothers, Orville Thomas, Lloyd Thomas and Bob Thomas, all of Miller City, and Paul Thomas of Marion, Ill.; two sisters, Helen Pearman of Cape Girardeau and Jessie Mauer of New Port Richey, Fla.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. today at Oakdale Cemetery north of Bluford, Ill. The Rev. Bob Askew will officiate.
Announcement courtesy of Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Ill.
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