Mr. Howard Thomas "Tom" Hughes, age 83, of Copperhill, TN, passed away Monday, May 18, 2009. Mr.Hughes was born Tuesday, June 9, 1925 in Green Co. PA to the late Howard Thomas Hughes, Sr. and the late Helen Derry Hughes. He was a member of Copperhill First United Methodist Church, and a retired chemist with Tennessee Chemical Company.
Tom was preceded in death by wife of 58 years, Ruth Ann Rood Hughes, and brother, Gerald Milton Hughes.
Survivors include: son & daughter-in-law, David & Debbie Hughes of Dallas , TX; son & daughter-in-law, Bill & Sandy Hughes of Chattanooga, TN; son & daughter-in-law, Jim & Jackie Hughes of Blairsville, GA; son & daughter-in-law, John & Sandy Hughes of Copperhill, TN; sister, Ruth Elnor Weeks, Stuart, FL; grandchildren, Misty, Kourtney, Scott, Richard, Kellie, Angie, Nicole & Michael, and David; one great granddaughter, Rylee; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 11:00 AM from the Finch-Cochran Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Crestlawn Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are: David Hughes, Scott Hughes, Richard Hughes, Michael Belcher, L. J. Hoogendorn, and Jim Lanier
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from Wednesday, May 20 6-9 PM.
The Finch-Cochran Funeral Home of McCaysville, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.