Private Graveside services for Willie B. Hughes, Sr., age 94 of Ruston, LA were held for the immediate family at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church in Ruston, LA with Rev. Steve Cripps officiating. Burial followed under the direction of Owens Memorial Chapel Funeral Home.
Willie B. was born July 28, 1929, in Simsboro, LA from the union of Benjamin Franklin Hughes and Beulah Adeline Ernest Hughes. He died, May 26, 2024 at Princeton Place in Ruston, LA. Willie B. loved his work with the water system. He also enjoyed hunting. Willie B. was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin Franklin and Beulah Adeline Ernest Hughes; sisters Dorothy Morris, Agnes Dugdale, Jessie Aaron, Maudie McDaniel; brothers Velmer J. Hughes and Bennie J. Hughes; children Willie B. Jr. and Susie; step-daughter Deborah Cruse; wives Roxie Brooks Hughes and Jean Creech Hughes; and great granddaughter Natalie McMillian.
Willie B. is survived by his grandchildren, Jamie Hughes and wife Melissa, Christopher Hughes, Amanda Hughes McMillian and husband Johnathan, along with numerous great-grandchildren, step-daughter Sheila Burnett, step-sons Shannon Creech and Kevin Creech.
