The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-09-07
edwin 5. HUGHES
Answers LAST CALL.
FORMER BELOVED CITIZEN OF
LOUISA DIED in ASHLAND
MONDAY EVENING.


years county clerk of Boyd Co, Ken
lucky, and widely known throughout
southern West Virginia and eastern
Kentucky, died at four O'Clock Monday
afternoon of apoplexy. He had gone 20
the office of DIR. j. M Salmon in Ash
land to take the treatment he had been
taking regularly for some time. About
3;15 o'clock he was seized with the liz
ness and walked across the room, col
lapsing on couch in the Doctors of !
flee. He did not regain consciousness.
and despite efforts TO save his life, ex'
pired az four o'clock.
His death will come as shock TO
his hundreds OF friends throughout the
tri-sfate region. He was IN III health
through last spring, caused by a slight
eliot on the brain, bat he had apparent
" recovered from that trouble. The
treatment was being continued, how
ever, and II was when he had gone to
/ the physicians office for that purpose
that the end came.
Louisa was especially grieved by the
news of his sudden death. 1t was hero
that ne began his business career IN
his young manhood. He came here
about 80 years ago to assist his broth
er, James A. Hughes in the merchan.
dising business, After his brother ro
tired from the business, Ed. establish
ed general store, which he conducted
for several years lie made friends oi
everybody. He had no enemies. -GeniaI
accommodating, OF high character am
Ilndoubtsd integrity he gained a last
ling place in the hearts OF Louisa. La
4 oil ha
ed his circle OF friends throughout tin
entire Big Sandy Valley. - pang D
sorrow will come to each OF these whel
they hear Of his untimely end.
4 lie married Miss Nell Hopkins a
Catlettshure and soon afterward en-
gagged in business in Ashland, whici
had been his boyhood home. His pleas
ling personality soon won friends thru
out the county and when he offered TO
| County Court Clerk he was elected
then re- elected, and this year It wa
only his illness that kept him from EN-
tering the race in the primary, winer.
he would have won easily.
The funeral took place Wednesday a
ten o'clock.
Hon. Edwin Stephen Hughes wa
born in Corona. Canada, and was fift.
years old ON August g.. He was th'
son Of Hon. James w. Hughes, ma
tive of Wales, and Of Mrs. ellen Nc
Nulty Hughes, who was a native o
| Ireland He Is survived by his wifi
and son Master Ned. ID years old, b,
his father. Hon. James w. Hughes. o
Huntington. three brothers, formet
ICongressman James u. Hughes, y
Il II 7 ,u
and John G. Hughes. of Ashland II,
was a member of the Presbyterian
church, 22nd degree Mason. and l
member OF the B. p. o. e.
The Illumination Herald Dispatch re
fers to his death editorially as follows
"Even to the few who wers more o.
less prepared as well as to the man
who were totally unprepared, news .
the death of Edward S. Hughes Coun
| ty Clerk of Boyd-co., win carry dis
ltinctive shock and a large measure o
regret. Mr. Hughes, though given I,
the ways of quiet and retirement, ha,
nevertheless, a legion of friends VIII,
loved MIN for his sterling manhood, hi
open hearted ways and his unflinchin.
loyalty. Genial in disposition, diyni
fled in his intercourse with the world
a close student of the affairs of hi
time, Ed Hughes as we prefer to re
member him, was a delightful com
panion. a worthy counsellor, and !
generous and helpful ne;ghbor. He wa,
richly endowed with the qualities whici
win friends"
From an editorial in the Ashland In
dependent we take the following:
| ssThare never lived "a bipsrer henrfaf