Individual Details
Bruce G. Hughes
(12 Aug 1938 - 23 Mar 2001)
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1938 | Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States | |||
| Death | 23 Mar 2001 | Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States |  |
Families
| Father | Charles Edward "Ed" Hughes Jr. (1910 - 1978) |
| Mother | Ruby Siler (1913 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Charles E. Hughes III (1937 - 1937) |
Notes
Death
(Franklin County Times, March 25, 2001)BRUCE G. HUGHES
Retired news director, journalist Services for Bruce G. Hughes will be held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at Barham Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Melvin Boles officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bonita. Mr. Hughes, 62, of Meridian, died Friday, March 23, 2001, at Rush Foundation Hospital. He was a retired news director and journalist after 30 years of service. At age 16, he began work as an announcer for WCOC Radio Station for McLendon Broadcasting of Dallas, Texas. He attended the University of Mississippi an was former head of Texas State Network. He received many awards from the Associated Press, United Press International, the Texas Association of Broadcasters and the Dallas Press Club. In his career he negotiated with a sky-jacker and even took a swing at Muhammad Ali in a one-round charity event. Survivors include his mother, Ruby Hughes of Meridian; a sister, Dolores Wood of Meridian; a nephew, Danny Wood of Meridian; a very special friend, Wilma Miller; three aunts, Mrs. Craig Sheely, Bernice Webb and Nora Dineson; two uncles, Bobby Robinson and Leland Hughes; and a number of cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles "Ed" Hughes Jr. and a brother, Charles E. Hughes III. The family requests memorials be made to the American Heart Association. Visitation will be today from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Pallbearers include Marshall E. Joyner, Herbert D. Joyner, Charles "Buddy" Webb, Ed Sheely, Jack Boyette and Stanley Lee.