R. J. Hughes

R. J. Hughes, age 82, of Glenwood, died Tuesday, February 28, 2012. He was born on September 11, 1929, at Grant, Oklahoma, the son of Roy Hughes and Mildred Baker Hughes. On May 22, 1953, he was married to Charlene Foster. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. He received his undergraduate degree at Henderson State Teachers College and Masters degree in education administration from the University of Arkansas. He was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church; a U.S. Air Force veteran; was a retired superintendent of the Glenwood Public Schools and Amity Public Schools; and was also retired from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, growing vegetables in his gardens and was an Arkansas Razorback fan. He is survived by his wife, Charlene Hughes of Glenwood; one son and daughter-in-law, Charlie and Janis Vawter of Malvern; three daughters and sons-in-law, Lisa and Dennis Sigman of Union City, Tennessee, Katie Hughes of Carthage, Texas and Twyla and Johnny Plyler of Glenwood; eleven grandchildren and their spouses, Angela and Steven Sled of Malvern, Ashlea Sigman of Bryan, Texas, Seth and Lindsay Sigman of Denver, Pennsylvania, Kelsey Sigman of Union City, Tennessee, Amy and Kreston Willeford of Diana, Texas, Matthew Turner and Morgan Turner, both of Longview, Texas, Audra Plyler, Adam Hansen, Raleigh Hansen and Madison Plyler, all of Glenwood; four great-grandchildren, Lacey Sled, Cole Sled, Jacob Willeford and Bailey Willeford. Services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, March 2, 2012, in the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Bro. Keith Shewbart and Adam Hansen officiating. Visitation will be held Thursday evening, 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Interment will be in the Bethel Cemetery under the direction of Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood. Pallbearers will be Doug Raines, Vic Forga, Darrell Babbitt, Adam Hansen, Seth Sigman and Matthew Turner. Memorials may be made to the Bethel Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 1433, Glenwood, Arkansas, 71943. Guest registry is at www.davis-smith.com.