From the book Memories Then and Now done in 1997
“Carolyn has never forgotten the whipping she got when Joan hit Randy with the coke bottle. Carolyn was about 8, Joan 6 and Randy 4 and they were outside cleaning the ditch in front of the house. Joan was out of the ditch and Randy was down in the ditch with the sack so Joan was throwing the bottles down to Randy and she accidentally hit him cutting his eye. Carolyn got the whipping because she was supposed to keep it from happening.”

Growing

See how we’ve grown and changed thru the years. Over the years we’ve lost three members to death(God Bless Garnet, Carolyn and Charlie) and there have been other changes but we all remain one big, happy family. The last photo is Christmas 1991 and there were 32 of us. With the newest additions this Thanksgiving there will be 49 of us, Mom, 5 children with spouses, 11 grandchildren with 7 spouses, 17 great grandchildren with two spouses and the first great great grandchild. -Cyndi

Harriett Hodges Hughes

Mom and I spent the weekend in Tennessee exploring libraries and cemeteries. This is the tombstone of Harriett Hodges Hughes,Georgia’s grandmother. She is buried in Maple GroveCemetery outside of Lafayette. The death date has never been put on the stone, she died August 9, 1950. She was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Ezekiel and Sally Ashlock Hodges. She married George Lafayette Hughes who was 25 years older than she and together they had ten children. - Cyndi

Congrats!

Congrats to Kassi and Josh who are expecting a bouncing baby boy August 24th! His name will be Joshua Brayden, and he will be called Brayden.

Happy Birthday Alana!

Alana with her daughters: Kaitlyn, Lindsay, and Zoey

The Hughes Cousins

Back Row L to R Ethlene Williams, Lois Wilson, Lulabelle Cox

Front Row L to R Georgia Hanes and Pauline Meador

These women are all first cousins, their parents were sons and daughters of George Lafayette Hughes.

Remembering Garnet

April 5, 1923-May 13, 1995