Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hughes, James Clifford "Jim" March 21, 2010
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The Berrien Press - March 31, 2010
 James Clifford (Jim) Hughes, 77 of Nashville died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at his
his residence. 
 Mr. Hughes was a sports enthusiast. He signed a professional baseball contract wi
with the Brooklyn Dodgers organization after graduation from Lake Park High Sc
School in 1952. He was a member of the US Army baseball team in Ulm, Germany wh
when they won the 1954 USAREUR (United States Army World Series of Europe) in a fo
four game sweep of the VII Corps Baseball Team. 
 Due to an injury while serving in Europe, Mr. Hughes's baseball career was s
shortened and he became an avid amateur golfer in which this too was shortened d
due to the same injury. 
 He is survived by two daughters, Sue (Jesse) Stone of Nashville, Sherri 
(Kenny) White of Lake Park; two sons, Mike (Rhonda) Hand of Nashville and Jimmy 
(Melissa) Hughes, Jr. of Valdosta; four granddaughters, Wendy (James) Morris, 
Joni (Roger) Green, Stacie (Alvin) May, and Nikki (Evan) Goforth all of Nas
Nashville; three grandsons, Jamie (Shana) Thomas of Gainesville, Fla., Kevin Han
Hand of Nashville, and Zak (Kirstin) Hughes of Valdosta. 
 Mr. Hughes was preceded  by his parents, Clifford T. Hughes and Marcola I. Hu
Hughes, two brothers, Robert P. and Walter T. Hughes, maternal grandparents, Ar
Art and Lizzie Hughes of Naylor, paternal grandparents, Oliver and Ava Hughes of
of Jacksonville, Fla. 
 Mr. Hughes was also preceded in death by his wife of 25 years, Carolyn B
Benefield Hand Hughes. She enjoyed with her husband, watching Atlanta Braves on T
TV and in her early years enjoyed going to play golf with him. 
 Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 25, 2010 in the Chapel 
of Lovein Funeral Home with the Rev. Larry Daughtry and the Rev. Raymond Cason 
officiating. Interment will follow in the Poplar Springs Cemetery. Visitation 
will be held Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. - 
 Pallbearers were Dennis Grimsley, Walt Hughes, Greg Godwin, Mark Leff, Eddie Raf
Rafter, Chuck Tillman, Glenn Godwin , James Burgess.
 Lovein Funeral Home, Nashville 
  


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