Betty F. Eggers

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ROAN MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Betty F. Hughes, 82, of Roan Mountain, went home to be with her Lord, on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. Mrs. Hughes was born in Watauga County, NC and was a daughter of the late Eugene and Tempie Shook Eggers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty-one years, S.D. Hughes, in 2013; five brothers and five sisters. Mrs. Hughes was a loving mother and a faithful member of Burbank Freewill Baptist Church for over forty-two years. She was an LPN who graduated from nurses training in 1957.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Eddie Hughes of the home and several nieces and nephews.

A service to honor the life of Mrs. Hughes will be conducted on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 7:00 PM in the Burbank Freewill Baptist Church with Richard Blevins, and Randy English, Ministers, officiating. Music will be under the direction of the church. The family will receive friends in the church from 5:00 – 7:00 PM on Sunday prior to the service and at the residence at other times.

The graveside service and interment will be conducted on Monday, December 5, 2016 at 2:30 PM at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from friends and family. Those wishing to attend are invited to meet the family at the Burbank Freewill Baptist Church at 1:30 PM on Monday to go in procession to the cemetery.

The family would like to express a special thank you to all Mrs. Hughes' friends and church members for the care and compassion shown to her and the family during her illness.