Royce Hughes Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Royce Hughes of Murphy, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 82, on August 10, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Edward Hughes and Elsie Mollie Price Hughes; and his siblings, Helen Cook, Jack and Don Hughes.

He is survived by : his wife Muriel Dyer Hughes; his children, Sonya Reid (Joey) of Murphy, Sharon Gustason (Jeff) of Blairsville, Sandra Hogsed (Dewayne) of Murphy, Susan Cornwell (Stacy) of Murphy and Steven Hughes of Murphy; his grandchildren, Drew McKeon, Cort McKeon (Tia), Grey Reid (Kayla), Kelsie Lockaby (Levi), Kyler Gustason, Sophia Hogsed, Mollie Cornwell (Wesley Buchanan), Briggs, Saddie Cornwell and Pierson Hughes; his great grandchildren, Spencer, Logann, Baker Reid, Lincoln McKeon and Maisie Buchanan; and his brothers, Richard Hughes of Ohio and Paul Hughes of South Carolina.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made in memory of Royce Hughes to the Gideons International, PO Box 164, Murphy, NC 28906.