Ruby M.(Gentry) Hughes grasped the hand of an angel and was taken to
join her beloved husband of 55 years on January 23, 2015. She was born
December 27,1917 in Montgomery County, Indiana to Eligah and Leora
Wills) Gentry. She married Harold J. Hughes, March 21, 1943 in St.
Petersburg, Florida. Mr Hughes passed October 27, 1998. Mrs. Hughes was
also preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Mildred E.Stewart and a
brother, Clarence W. Gentry.
Surviving are her children,
Judy J. Bice, Lafayette, IN, Julie J. Russell, Palm Bay, FL., and Jerry
J. Hughes (wife Connie) Crawfordsville, IN and a special niece, Joy Lynn
O' Brien, Lafayette, IN. She was blessed with four grandsons, five
granddaughters, fifteen great grandchildren and eight great-great
grandchildren. Also surviving are many nieces, nephews as well as
several step grand and great grandchildren.
Mrs. Hughes was
a 1936 graduate of West Lafayette High School and attended Purdue
University School of Nursing. She was a lifetime member of
Crawfordsville First United Methodist Church, a 50 year member of Athens
Chapter #97 Order of the Eastern Star, Montgomery County Historical
Society and Friends of the Library. She and her husband were honored as
Outstanding Senior Citizens of Indiana by the late Governor Robert Orr.
Mrs. Hughes was employed for 23 years as a Poor Relief Investigator for
the Union Township Trustee.
Known as “Grandma” to many, she
will be sadly missed by her closest friends, Mary Walters, Betty
Armstrong, Mabel Johnson, and other special friends and acquaintances.
Ruby was known for her wonderful home cooked meals and especially her
baked goodies and candies. She made certain that family gatherings for
birthdays and holidays were special occasions we would always remember.
Her memory will live on in the hearts and minds of her children, who
loved her dearly, as well as her family's and friends'.
Services
are scheduled for 1:30 PM Wednesday, January 28th at Powers-Priebe
Funeral Home with Rev. Gary Lewis officiating. Internment will follow at
Oak Hill North Cemetery, Crawfordsville. Friends may call at the
funeral home on Wednesday from 12:30 PM until the service time.
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