Willie B. Hughes Jr.

Published 11:25 am Wednesday, July 11, 2012

RUSTON — Funeral services for Willie B. “Billy” Hughes Jr., age 58, of Ruston, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 12, 2012, at Owens Memorial Chapel. The Rev. Dalton Shovan will officiate. Interment will follow at Wesley Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.

Willie B. Hughes was born on June 26, 1954, and passed away on July 10, 2012. He was a lifelong member of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, where he served as chairman of the administrative board and was also a member of the cemetery board.

Willie was an avid hunter who loved being outdoors and loved his family and friends, especially his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother, Roxie Ann Brooks Hughes; and grandparents, James Clyde Brooks, Voree Hinton Brooks, Benjamin Franklin Hughes and Beulah Hughes.

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Mr. Hughes is survived by his father, Willie B. Hughes Sr.; sister, Susie Hughes; special aunt, Peggy Grigsby and husband Herman of Ruston; his children, Jamie Scott Hughes and wife Melissa of Ruston, Christopher Dave Hughes and wife Jessica of Ruston, Amanda Hughes McMillian and husband John of Vicksburg; grandchildren: Ashley and Logan Hughes, Kyler Hughes, and Chelsea, Lauren and Natalie McMillian; and a host of family and friends.

Visitation will be held from 5 until 7 tonight, July 11, 2012, at Owens Memorial Chapel in Ruston.

Memorials may be made to the Wesley Chapel Cemetery Fund.

Visit www.owensmemorialfuneralhome.com to leave a memorial message for the family.