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- HAMPTON - Linda Lou Whitehead Hughes, 96, Hampton, passed away Sunday August 25, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her family.
She was born May 13, 1923 on Dennis Cove Mountain to the late Lloyd & Hettie Ward Whitehead. Her father's family was one of the earliest settlers of Dennis Cove Mountain. She was a graduate of Cloudland High School. Mrs. Hughes taught school on Dennis Cove Mountain for several years. She was a housewife, farmer, loved to read, sing, quilt and sew. In earlier years she attended Pearce Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Nathan Hughes in 1984, by three children: Loretta Hughes, Wayne Hughes and Larry Hughes, Three Grandchildren: Allen Hughes, Christy Hughes and Larry Hughes, Jr and six brothers & sisters.
Survivors include her children: Lloyd (Barbara) Hughes, Asheville, NC, Bill (Barbara) Hughes, Elizabethton and Brenda (Rocky) Bridgeman, Hampton. 14 Grandchildren and 24 Great Grandchildren. Several nieces & nephews.
Funeral Service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Sam Icenhour officiating. Graveside Service and Interment will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 29, 2019 in the Hughes-Bridgeman Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Grandsons.
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1923 - 2019 (96 years)
