Wilma Hughes Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Wilma Hughes (Long Branch, New Jersey), who passed away on August 3, 2025, at the age of 92, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Marie Miles Lester and Union T. Lester; her siblings, Emma Lester, Edna Anthony, Tessie Evans, Marie Wright, Mary Nicholson, Juanita Lester, Caresa Lester, Eugene Lester, Rev. Joseph Lester and Samuel Lester; and her children, Thomas Lester and Rosie Lester.
She is survived by: her husband James Hughes; and her children, Gerald Thompson, Fred Thompson (Kelly), Freida Thompson (Mona), Marian Guthridge (Melvin), Larry Cummings, Ivan Cummings and Rev. Ida Duncan. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
