Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-09-03
GEORGE w. HUGHES DIES
AFTER EXTENDED ILLNESS

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Funeral services for George w.
nughes who died at his home here
friday, following long illness from
an aHectlon OF his throat, were held
monday afternoon at his residence.
conducted by Rev. Russell Hoy. pas
TOR or the local Methodist Episconal
en' burlal was made in the
: McConnelsyille cemetery
| Following is an extract of tba
sketch prepared and read by Att,v
". y. McGonagle, at the funeral:
george w. Hughes, son of VIII
nam and Julia Lewis Hughes, was
| porn at Eagleport, O., Jan. "a
| 1901, and died at his home in Nc.
ConneIsville, o., Aug. 20. 1895
aged 70 years, seven months and
nve days. He was one of a family
OF l6 children being next to tha
Youngest of ten sons and daughters
VINO lived to maturity. There re-
nam one brother, Charles Hughes
OF Malta, o., and two sisters MrS
| Hattle Humphrey of Malta and
MRS Mary Wilson, Crooksville q
IN 1882 Mr. Hughes was married IN
Nellle Vertner, who lived near
Musevlile in Muskingum county
1 MS couple lived at Union Furnace
IL rocking county, Ohio. until in
1894, when the wife and an infant
dled. On March 12, 1890, Mr..
hughes was united in marriage with
Mary DeWeese of Malta. To this
union were born two daughters.
VINO with their mother survive.
Mrs. Frances Ross of Malta town
snip, and Mrs. Winifred Scott Of
McConnelsville, o. Two sons are
deceased, Robert who died in in
fancy. and Amos w. Hughes. late
gallant soldier of old Company mr.
and later of Co. E, 14S Y. s. In
fantry, 37th Division, who gave his
life in the service of his country
in the famous Argonne drive of the
american EXpeditionary Forces. in
September, 1918. Seven children
OF Mrs. Frances Ross and her hus-
band, John Ross, are the grand
children of Mr.. Hughes. in whose
welfare he took especial delight.
Mr.. Hughes graduated in early
life from the Oberlin Business COL
lege and in early life united with
the Methodist Episcopal church. For
number of years he was superin-
tendent of the Sunday school at
Union Hill church near Merriam
Station; later he became a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church
in McConnelsville. In fraternal life
he allied himself several years ago
with M. w. A. Camp No. 1924, Nc
Connelsvllle. In business he was
formerly telegraph operator and
agent for the B. e o. railroad at
Phllo for about one year, later re-
moving to Malta, where he served
in the same capacity Is years Later
he was in the grocery business in
Malta and in McConnelsville, and
for number of years was connect
ed with the Muskingum Valley
Wholesale Grocery Company. He
had served both villages as member
of council at different times. George
w. Hughes was an ideal husband
and father, and an ideal citizen He
was industrious, painstaking, up
right in all his dealings, and toler-
ant of the failings of his fellowmen.
Quiet, without disposition to dis
agree or contend, he was possessed
Of that quiet courage of which
heroes are made. No one ever
heard him complain or cry out in
however great the stroke
OF financial misfortune, bereave-
ment or physical suffering. Well
does the writer remember the oc-
casion of his receipt of the informa-
ton of the loss of his only son, kill
ed in action in 1918. His grief
sounded the depth of human emo
ton, but his Spartan like fortitude
would not yield to demonstration.
he had known for six
years that he was beset of a fatal
malady. He had submitted to var
lous operations at hospitals in CO.
lumbus and Baltimore. For the past
two or three years he conversed
With family and friends only at the
expense of great effort, accompa-
MED with severe pain, and yet no
one ever found him other than
cheerful, courteous and kind. I'm
pretentious, one of the most unas-
suming of men, who would not. un-
der any condition, put himself for
ward as deserving of preferment
among his fellows, George Hughes,
whose life was SO unruffled and de-
void of show and sham, has left
his impress upon all those with
whom he came in contact.