Billie Dove Hughes
May 1, 1929 ~ May 16, 2013
Funeral services for Billie Dove Hughes, 84, of Lone Star, will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 20, 2013, at Lone Star Baptist Church, with Rev. Rick Monds officiating. Burial will follow at Daingerfield Cemetery, under the direction of Reeder-Davis Funeral Home, in Hughes Springs. There will be a time of visitation from 3 until 5 Sunday afternoon at the funeral home. Mrs. Hughes was born May 1, 1929 in McGehee, Arkansas and passed away May 16, 2013 in a Pittsburg hospital. Mrs. Hughes taught school in Hughes Springs and Daingerfield /Lone Star ISDs and retired from teaching in 1995, after 26 years. She loved and wrote both music and poetry and also loved to sing. She directed the youth choir for two years and taught Sunday school at Lone Star Baptist church where she was a member since 1957. Mrs. Hughes also volunteered with Hospice and with the Lone Star Education Center, and read to children at the Library. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ira Stewart and Troy Marie Tyler; her husband Harold L. Hughes; and a son James Wesley Hughes. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Stuart Tyler Hughes, of Lone Star, John Mason Hughes and his wife Cindy, of Austin, and David Harold Hughes and his wife Jeannie, of Carson, California; four grandchildren, Laurel, Heather, Holly, and John Mason Hughes; one brother, Colonel William Tyler and his wife Ann, of Hammond La.; a sister, Virginia Tyler Johnson and her husband Eddie, of Mechanicsburg, Pa; and five nephews, Steve, Chris, Scott and Jeff Johnson and Rick Tyler.
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Stuart,You and your family are in our prayers. Your memories will be with you to hold to in the days to come and God will be there to hold you when you can't stand on your own.
Stuart, Many prayers for you and your family. May God hold you all close.
I did not know her, but thought highly of her children. My sympathy.
Stuart so sorry for the loss your Mother. Way back when, we lived around the corner from you on Alamo street our mothers were mothers to all of us, that's just the way things were. She will be missed.
Bille Dove was so precious. I went to church with her, worked at school with her, and had the honor of counting myself as one of her friends. I never heard her utter a bad word about anyone. She was fun and funny, talented and humble, giving and wise. I have lived away from Lone Star for 20 years, but have thought of her often. Heaven has an angel.
My sympathy to the family. She was a gracious lady.
My condolences to the Hughes family. Harold was a nephew of my father, John Wesley May. Haven't seen Billie Dove since I was a teenager. Still remember that smile.
Stuart, your mother was so sweet, I will miss seeing her smiling face. Keeping you and your brothers in my prayers.
Thank you God for letting me be her son and keep her for so long!
Dear BIllies family…I extend my deepest condolences for your loss. My family grew up with the "Tylers' in Texarkana and my family knew Billie, Jimmy, and Virginia. What a wonderful family….sincerely. Haskell Wright, Jacksonville FLorida
Please accept our deepest sympathy in your loss. Our prayers are with your family. We are friends and neighbors of Gina and Ed.
To Stuart, John, David and the extended Hughes Family; with deepest regrets and condolences. Billie Dove was one of the finest and most graceful Human Beings that I ever knew. I can truthfully say that I never heard her utter a bad word about anyone. She was one of the lights of our lives. We can only aspire to meet the example that she set forth for us. May God Bless You All now and in the difficult days ahead. Submitted with the greatest love and respect…..
She was an admirable person. Strong but gentle, determined but kind, who continued to grow throughout her life. She will be missed.
Sorry for the loss of your mother.
So sorry for your loss…she was a beautiful personPraying for you
Mrs. Hughes was my fifth grade teacher at Lone Star Elementary. She was the sweetest lady who taught me alot.I wish there were teachers now like her.
Our precious Mama will always be missed. We take great comfort in knowing that she has been called home to be with our Lord and Savior. She lived every day in service to the Lord. We have many wonderful memories of her through the years to hold dearly. I am so thankful that she was my precious Mother-In-Law. A kinder, sweeter, more thoughtful one I could not have asked for…..She was the best! We love you Mama and you will be in our hearts forever.
One of those few and far between teachers that you never forget. She taught me in 5th grade at Lone Star Elementary where I shared Valedictorian. Lol! Will always hold a special places in my heart. Our earth got a little darker.
Mrs Hughes was and always will be one of the best teachers i ever had. She will be missed. Thank you Mrs Hughes