Obituary:  Rev. Fred C Hughes

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Missouri Ledger
Odessa,Lafayette County, Missouri
Dec 23, 1927
Volume 36, No 32
page 1, column 4

Rev. Fred C. Hughes

The Rev. Fred C. Hughes, former pastor of the 
Odessa C.P. Church died in Warrensburg Saturday
after a lingering illness.

He was born in Polk County but spent most of
his life in Warresnburg.

His wife and six children survive him, beside the 
many warm friends made during his years of ministry.

The Rev. J.A. Bozarth of Bates City gave the
funeral address and J.F. Martin and Frank Ramsey
of Odessa were two of the pall bearers.

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The Odessa Democrat
Odessa, Lafayette County, Missouri
Friday, Dec 23, 1927
forty-fifth year, sixteenth number

Death of Cumberland Pastor

Rev. Fred C. Hughes, well known in Odessa, 
Dies in Warrensburg

The Rev. Fred C. Hughes, 51 years old, died at
Oak Hill sanitarium at Warrensburg at 2:30
o'clock Saturday morning.  Death was caused by 
cancer of the stomach, from which he had been
suffering for some time.  Rev. Hughes was taken
to Mayo Bros. sanitarium several weeks ago, and 
it was reported by doctors there that his death
was only a matter of time.  Last Sunday morning, 
he was taken to the Warrensburg sanitarium, where 
his death resulted Saturday morning.  He was 
cheerful in spite of the great pain, and talked
and visited with people who came to see him
until the last.

Funeral services were held at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church in Warrensburg on Monday
afternoon at 1:30, conducted by the Rev. W.R.
Reid of Warrensburg, and the Rev. J.A. Bozarth
of Odessa ganve the funeral address.  Six other 
pastors of the C.P. church gave talks.

J.F. Martin and Frank Ramsey of Odessa were two
of the pall bearers.  Rev. E.W. Johnson also of
Odessa was one of teh seven honorary pall bearers.
The funeral arrangements were made by Mr. Hughes
before his death, and were carried out as he 
asked in exact detail.

Fred C. Hughes, former pastor of the Odessa
Cumberland Presbyterian church, was born in
Polk county, Mo., and -------d to Johnson county
while a young man to engage in the ministry.  With
the exception of three years when he served as a
pastor here and in Springfield, Mr. Hughes had
spent the last 20 years of his life in Warrensburg.
He leaves his wife and six children, Mrs. Marie
Singleton of Wichita, Kansas; Harold, Glenn, Helen,
Kathryn and Robert Hughes of Warrensburg.

Mr. Hughes was a fine man, loved by all who knew
him, and his untimely death is mourned by a host
of friends everywhere.