Katie Mae Shorter Hughley Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on April 16, 2026 we had to say goodbye to Katie Mae Shorter Hughley of Opelika, Alabama. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Katie Mae Shorter Hughley to show support.
She is survived by: her daughters, Wanda Kilgore (Gary) of Riverdale, GA, Regina Preston (Thomas) of Cusseta, AL, Katherine Hughley (Cleave Morgan) of Opelika, AL, Fannie Streeter (Kurvin) of Montgomery, AL and Michelle Hughley of Cusseta, AL; her grandchildren, Tomeika Hughley, Luevenia Hughley, LaBrande Hughley, LaTangela Carr, Calvin Hughley, Sufear Carr, Christopher Hughley (Turri), Janataka Hughley-Holmes, Toneitha Hughley, Naesha Hughley, Tambra Hughey, Angena Tisdell (Jeremy), Naequarious Hughley, Delesha Hughley and Kearston McCants; her siblings, Emmanuel Shorter of Opelika, AL, Jasper Shorter of Opelika, AL, Henry Shorter (Eloise) of Opelika, AL, Henry Clark of Opelika, AL, Lorenzo Haynes (Wiltha) of Columbia, OH, Amos Haynes of Youngstown, OH, Dorothy Parker of Opelika, AL, Geraldine Tinsley (Joe) of Opelika, AL, Elizabeth Hodge of Cincinnati, OH and Juanita Haynes of Cleveland, OH; her sister-in-law Fannie Clark of Opelika, AL; her nieces and nephews, Rosetta Shorter of Decatur, GA, Carrie Carr of Opelika, AL, Lillie Shorter of Opelika, AL, Lakeith Shorter, Derrick O'Neal, Brandon Foreman, Angelo Shorter, Tyrone Foreman, Anthony Foreman and Tony Tidwell; her goddaughter Sandra Hutchinson of Loachapoka, AL; and her friends, Lucille Dooley of Opelika, AL, Ida Lou Melton of Opelika, AL, Hazel Dowdell of Opelika, AL, Geraldine Bailey of Opelika, AL and Florine Pitts of Loachapoka, AL. She is also survived by forty-two great-grandchildren; eight great great-grandchildren.
