TITLE:  Rev. John D. Hughes, Obituary,  April 25, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Journal Inquirer
             Manchester,CT (issue April 27, 2001)

FORMATTED:   ABishop, May 2001


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Rev. John D. Hughes


The Rev. John D. Hughes, 85, of Bolton, beloved husband for 46 years 
of Helen S. (Slade) Hughes, died Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at 
Rockville General Hospital.

Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 9, 1915, he attended Youngstown schools 
and graduated from Kenyon College and Bexley Hall Seminary, both in 
Gambier, Ohio. Rev. Hughes was a veteran of World War II, serving in 
the U.S. Army, and had been a Bolton resident since 1966. He was an 
active Episcopal clergy member at St. Mary Episcopal Church in 
Manchester from 1961 to 1967 and became an interim priest for the 
Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut from 1967 until his death. He was a 
32nd Degree Mason with Manchester Lodge 73 AF&AM and also was a member 
of the Royal Arch Masons.

Besides his wife, he is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, 
Cynthia Southern of Charlestown, R.I., and Mary and Rob Wright of 
Coventry; two sons and a daughter-in-law, William Hughes of Bolton and
John and Kathy Hughes of Manchester; six grandchildren, Corinne E. 
Southern, Erik and Karl Wright, Brittany and Jenna Hughes, and Brendan 
Hughes; a brother, Willard Hughes of Canfield, Ohio; and several nieces 
and nephews.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 30, at St. 
George Episcopal Church, 1150 Boston Turnpike (Route 6 and 44), Bolton,
with the Rt. Rev. Andrew D. Smith, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of 
Connecticut, officiating. Burial will follow in Bolton Center Cemetery.

Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 29, 
at Watkins Funeral Home, 142 E. Center St., Manchester, with a Masonic 
service to be held at 7 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. George Episcopal Church 
Memorial Fund, Box 9158, Bolton, CT 06043.



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