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Naomi Hicks Hughes

Naomi Hicks Hughes

Nov. 11, 2012

Naomi Hicks Hughes, 95, of Jonesborough, and formerly of Athens, died Sunday morning, Nov. 11, 2012, at John Reed Nursing Home in Limestone.

She was a native of Athens, and was a daughter of the late Newt and Minnie Watts Hicks. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Chester E. Hughes, on Dec. 25, 1993; three sisters, Lola Creasman, Glenn Stephens and Ruth Williford; and three brothers, Tommy, Johnny and H.J. Hicks.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Athens and attended Trinity Baptist Church in Jonesborough. She and her late husband owned and operated Hughes Furniture Company in Athens for 50 years.

Survivors include one daughter, Janet Roberts of Jonesborough; one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Judy Hughes of Mooresville, N.C.; two granddaughters, Stephanie Painter of Travelers Rest, S.C., and Heather Dawson of Teleford; two grandsons, Sean Hughes of Wilmington, N.C., and Eric Roberts of Knoxville; three great-grandchildren; one sister, Margaret Jones of Knoxville; and one brother, Walter Hicks of Chattanooga.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Smith Funeral & Cremation Services with the Rev. Mark Harrod officiating. Burial will follow in McMinn Memory Gardens.

Pallbearers will be Eric Roberts, Carey Hicks, Charlie McKeehan, Zachery Dawson, Lloyd Dawson, Thomas Dawson and James Powers.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

If you are unable to attend this service or visitation, sign the guest register at www.smithfuneral&cremationservicesofathens.com

Smith Funeral & Cremation Services of Athens is serving the family of Naomi Hicks Hughes.