Martha Wilson Hughes

Martha Wilson Hughes, 75, of Anahuac, Texas, died Monday (August 4, 2008) at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown after an extended illness. She was born December 25, 1932 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and grew up in Wewahitchka and Port St. Joe, Florida. She graduated from Clark Junior College, majoring in Home Economics and serving on the college yearbook committee and attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She resided in Fayetteville, Tennessee and Lumberton, Texas for many years prior to moving to Anahuac, Texas in 1980.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Francis "Len" Hughes of Anahuac; three sons Chuck Hughes and wife Carol Hughes of Lumberton, TX, Frank Hughes and wife Dawn Hughes of Fayetteville, TN, Will Hughes of Anahuac, and daughter Susan Christopher of Anahuac; seven grandchildren Danielle and Ryan Hughes, Lindsay, Turner and Franklin Hughes, Grace and David Christopher; and sister Sarah and husband Rev. Aaron Lewis of Hernando, MS. She was preceded in death by parents Elmina and former Florida State Representative Charles Wilson and brother First Lt. Charles C. Wilson.

Martha loved sewing and taught others how to sew through her affiliation with the 4-H Club. She also loved painting, gardening, and fishing. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Anahuac and retired after 20 years of service with the Chambers County Appraisal District.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, August 9 at 2 pm at First Baptist Church in Anahuac with visitation from 12 noon till 2 pm and burial at Anahuac Cemetery. Sterling Funeral Home of Dayton was in charge of the arrangements.