262. HUGHES – Murphy Allen – January 18, 1915 – June 30,
1973
HUGHES –
Ira Maples – February 5, 1920 – October 26, 1998
HUNTSVILLE TIMES
Sunday, July 1, 1973
Murphy A. Hughes
OWENS CROSS ROADS – A funeral for Murphy A. HUGHES, 58,
of Rt. 1, Owens Cross Roads, who died Saturday at a Huntsville hospital, will
be Monday at 10 a.m. at Galilee Baptist Church, the Rev. Roland LEE and the
Rev. John JENNE officiating.
Burial will be in Moon Cemetery, Laughlin-Service
Funeral Home directing.
Mr. Hughes was a veteran of World War II, a retired
employee of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a member of the Civitan Club and
clerk of the Galilee Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Ira Maples HUGHES; a
daughter, Miss Nan HUGHES of Owens Cross Roads; a mother, Mrs. Nannie B. LOFTIS
of Birmingham; four sisters, Mrs. Melvin CANOLES, Mrs. Lillian ALDRIDGE, Mrs.
Eudora SMITH and Mrs. Lola RIDGEWAY, all of Birmingham.
HUNTSVILLE TIMES
Monday, October 26, 1998
OWENS CROSS ROADS – Ira Maples HUGHES, 78, of Owens Cross Roads died Monday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Michael CARPENTER officiating. Burial will be in Moon Cemetery. Mrs. HUGHES was a native of Owens Cross Roads and a member of the Galilee Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Nan HUGHES of Marietta, Ga.; and one sister, Magnolia WOODARD of Tullahoma, Tenn. Visitation will be today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association.