HUGHES, Emily Bear native of Montgomery, Alabama, died Friday, December 28th, 2007 at a local hospital following a short illness. The funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008 at 1:00 PM at St. John's Episcopal Church with Robert Wisnewski officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service at St. John's Parish House. Graveside services will follow at Greenwood Cemetery for family only. Her mother, Margaret Pine Bear and her father T. Lawrence Bear, Jr, preceded her in death. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, William A. Hughes and five children: daughters, Margaret H. Winge (David), Kathy H. Evans (Sadler) and her sons, William A. Hughes, Jr. (Caryn), Joseph B. Hughes (Tessa) and Lawrence B. Hughes, (Cam), 13 grandchildren and her brother, T. Lawrence Bear, III. Emily was a 1952 graduate of Sidney Lanier High School. She attended Mary Baldwin in Virginia and University of Alabama where she affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was a longtime member of St. John's Episcopal Church and served as president of the Women of the Church. She was a member of the Junior League of both Birmingham and Montgomery, and the Antiquarian Society, Pandora Literary Society and Wisteria Garden Club. She was also a member of several social organizations. Serving as pallbearers will be William A. Hughes, III, David M. Winge, Jr., Joseph B. Hughes, Jr., T. Lawrence Bear, IV, Joseph F. Bear, III, and James C. Hodgson. In lieu flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the St. John's Building Fund or one's favorite charity. Leak-Memory Chapel Directing.
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Funeral Home: LEAK MEMORY
Publication Date: 01/01/2008