TITLE:  Florence May Hughes, Obituary, Feb. 8, 2001

SUBMITTERS:  Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com
             111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Feb 12, 2001 )

FORMATTED:   by CParziale, 2001

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Florence May Hughes 

ROSEVILLE, Calif. - Florence May Hughes, 85, died Feb. 8, 2001.
She was born May 11, 1915, in Portsmouth. 

After completing her education in Portsmouth, she went on to teach
elementary school at Brixham School in York, Maine. She and her
husband and two daughters moved to Vallejo, Calif., in 1956, where
she volunteered for the local hospital guild. She and her husband
retired to Hampton in 1979, where she continued her commitment to
volunteer work at Exeter Hospital. She and her husband relocated to
Auburn, Calif., in 1990, where her immediate family was privileged
and delighted to share her company. 

She is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Donald Hughes; as
well as daughters Donna Stowell and Jane Hughes; her sister, Pauline
Tucker of Portsmouth; brothers John and Earl Rowe of Portsmouth;
grandchildren Charles Stowell and Lisa Zeng; as well as numerous
nieces, nephews and great-grandchildren. 

A lifelong member of the First Methodist Church, she will be
remembered for her sweet disposition, quick wit and endless love and
affection. 

HUGHES - Florence May Hughes, 85, of Auburn, Calif., died Feb.
8, 2001, in Roseville, Calif. A celebration of her life will be held this
spring in Portsmouth, preceding her burial at Harmony Grove
Cemetery. 



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