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Clayton “Bud” Hughes

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Clayton “Bud” Hughes

Birth
Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia, USA
Death
10 Oct 2019 (aged 87)
Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, USA GPS-Latitude: 35.0344362, Longitude: -83.73217
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Clayton “Bud” Hughes age 87 of Maysville, GA, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on October 10, 2019. He was born in Young Harris, GA, on October 12, 1931, son of the late Floyd & Annie Kuykendall Hughes. He served in the US Army with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany for 18 months and worked for 30 years at General Motors’ Lakewood plant in Atlanta. After retiring he worked in new home construction for many years.

He is preceded in death by his wife Opal Ledford Hughes, son Ricky Hughes, grandsons Rick and Blake Hughes, and two brothers, Albert & Frank Hughes of Marietta.

Bud loved his children and grandchildren very much. He loved being around people and friends and had a smile for everybody. Everyone said he was such a kind man and helped many people with his kind heart. He loved hunting with his dogs and being outdoors, and even from a young age he roamed the mountains of Towns County. He loved his chickens and going to chicken sales. He will be missed by his children, grandchildren, and many friends.

The family will receive friends on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 12:00pm from the Mountain View Chapel in Blairsville, GA., with the funeral following at 2:00pm. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Hayesville, NC.
Clayton “Bud” Hughes age 87 of Maysville, GA, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on October 10, 2019. He was born in Young Harris, GA, on October 12, 1931, son of the late Floyd & Annie Kuykendall Hughes. He served in the US Army with the 2nd Armored Division in Germany for 18 months and worked for 30 years at General Motors’ Lakewood plant in Atlanta. After retiring he worked in new home construction for many years.

He is preceded in death by his wife Opal Ledford Hughes, son Ricky Hughes, grandsons Rick and Blake Hughes, and two brothers, Albert & Frank Hughes of Marietta.

Bud loved his children and grandchildren very much. He loved being around people and friends and had a smile for everybody. Everyone said he was such a kind man and helped many people with his kind heart. He loved hunting with his dogs and being outdoors, and even from a young age he roamed the mountains of Towns County. He loved his chickens and going to chicken sales. He will be missed by his children, grandchildren, and many friends.

The family will receive friends on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 12:00pm from the Mountain View Chapel in Blairsville, GA., with the funeral following at 2:00pm. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Hayesville, NC.


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  • Created by: Bob
  • Added: Oct 11, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203758587/clayton-hughes: accessed ), memorial page for Clayton “Bud” Hughes (12 Oct 1931–10 Oct 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 203758587, citing Union Hill Cemetery, Hayesville, Clay County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Bob (contributor 47128282).