Obituary: Nelson Goodwin Hughes, 2001 Source: Unknown Newspaper Contributor: Suzanne Wood Painter ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nelson G. Hughes STUARTS DRAFT- Nelson Goodwin Hughes, 69, of 1776 New White Hill Road, died Thursday (Feb 1, 2001) at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville. He was born Feb 10, 1931, at Albemarle County, a son of Lewis Forrest and Susie Higginbotham Hughes. He was a member of Ridgeview Baptist Church and had been employed by DuPont until his retirement in 1985 with 37 years of service. He graduated in 1948 as valedictorian from Rockfish Valley High School. He was an accomplished guitarist and enjoyed playing country music. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son David Nelson Hughes; six brothers and a siseter. Survivors include his wife Frances Lowery Hughes; two daughters and sons-in- law children, Amanda and George Dunning of Stuarts Draft, Sharon and Mike Estes of Lyndhurst; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Joseph R. Hughes of Waynesboro and Stephen and Lynette Hughes of Arlington; a sister Susie Hughes Mawyer of Faber; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. A service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Ridgeview Baptist Church by the Rev. Don McClure, with burial at Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Andrew Hickman, Muzon Folk, Jonny Crawford, Kenneth Dunn, Jim Roark, Herbert Hughes and Bob Campbell. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Willis, Lewis Price, Ronnie Ritchie and John Perdue. The family will receive friends at the residence. Memorials may be made to Ridgeview Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 477, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477; or The Stuarts Draft Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 86, Stuarts Draft, VA 24477 Reynolds Funeral Service of Stuarts Draft is handling arrangements. ****************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ******************************************************************