Funeral services for Pete Hughes, 75, of Mt. Airy, are scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, in the chapel of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home with the Rev. Terry Rice and the Rev. Blake Carter officiating. The service will be live streamed on the Facebook page of McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home.
Mr. Hughes passed away Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Mr. Hughes was born Feb. 14, 1947, in Murphy, North Carolina. He was a son of the late Robert Lee Hughes and Julia Lee Hughes. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters and brother, Christine Worley, Rebeca Worley, Ruth Hughes, and Bruce Hughes.
He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Commerce and was a retired communications contractor. Mr. Hughes was a veteran and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.
Survivors include his loving wife of 40 years, Rhonda Haynes Hughes of Mt. Airy; sons and daughters-in-law, Jody Glenn Hughes and Leah Ferguson Hughes of Baldwin, Jason Alan Hughes and Leslie Henson Hughes of Blairsville, Ross Allen Hughes and Brittany Pease Hughes of Alpharetta, and Justin Peter Hughes and Samantha Loggins Hughes of Cleveland; daughter and son-in-law, Angela Nichole (Nikki) Nix and Raymond Nix of Blairsville; grandchildren, Cori and Addison Hughes, Taylor Hughes Vonier and Dalton, Hannah and Hunter Hughes, Katie Nix Young and Jonathan, Kelsey and Karley Nix, Chandler and Abigail Hughes, and Gage Hughes; great-grandchildren, Jenson, Judah, and Ben Young and Vann Vonier; brother and sisters-in-law, Robert Lee (Bobby) Hughes and Loretta Hughes of Pinelog, North Carolina and Reba Hughes of Murphy, North Carolina; cousins, Diane O'Donohue Mattox and Rick O'Donohue; and other relatives and friends.
Flowers are accepted or donations be made to the following: Wounded Warrior Project at https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org or Disabled Veterans at https://secure.dav.org.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia is in charge of arrangements.