Dames E Hughes

Dames E. "Shorty" Hughes, 78, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012, at an Athens healthcare facility. He was member of Prospect Church of God of Cleveland and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and woodworking. He was preceded in death by parents, John Hughes and Myrtle Hensley Hughes; brothers, Hoyt Hughes and J.R. Hughes. He is survived by wife Beatrice Harden Hughes; 2 children, Darlene Looney and husband Charles, of Athens, TN and Dale Hughes of Cleveland; 3 grandchildren, Laura Bowers, Ashley Wise and boyfriend Eric Mitchell, Amber Pickle and husband Chris; great granddaughter, Olivia Pickle; brothers, Bill Hughes, Sammy Hughes and Donnie Hughes; sisters, Faye Cofer, Barbara Hooker, Kay Stokes and Ina Stokes; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 21, 2012 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Kenneth Bowers officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Olive Cemetery with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service. The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Hughes family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.