Obituary

Violet Jane Rowe Hughes, 84, of Huntington, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 21, 2008 in St. Mary’s Medical Center.  Funeral service will be conducted 2:00 PM, Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at Beard Mortuary with Rev. Jamie Jefferson officiating.  Burial will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery, Huntington.  She was born July 8, 1923 in Huntington, WV a daughter of the late Thomas and Goldie Cremeans Rowe.  She was also preceded in death by her son, Walter Thomas Hughes; three brothers and one sister.  She was a homemaker.  She loved to visit the Fairfield East Senior Citizens and have lunch.  She will be sadly missed by her husband of 65 years, Verlin Hughes ; her children, Patricia A. and William Ramey of Ona, Verlin, Jr. and Bonnie Hughes of Guyandotte, and David Allen Hughes, Sr. of Lesage; daughter-in-law, Jeanie Hughes of Princeton; four sisters, Elanor Dixon and Corrine McCorkle both of Huntington, Ernestine Pine and Carol Carson both of Proctorville, OH; twelve grandchildren, Scott, Michael, Shawn, Debbie, John, Martha, Kari, Jennifer, David Allen, Kesha, Stephanie, and Tyler; eleven great grandchildren, Damian, Carissa, Chloe, Alex, Kristi, Bo, Austin, Kate, Carter, Kylie, and Chance.  Visitation will be from 6 to 8 PM, Monday, June 23, 2008 at Beard Mortuary.