Kathleen (Farrell) Hughes

KATHLEEN FARRELL HUGHES, 84, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON FEBRUARY 7, 2022. KATHY WAS BORN IN EASTCHESTER, NEW YORK. SHE ATTENDED MARYMOUNT COLLEGE AND MARRIED HER SOUL MATE, EDWIN JOHN HUGHES IN LARCHMONT, NEW YORK ON JUNE 28,1958. THEY HAD A BEAUTIFUL AND LOVING MARRIAGE FOR 57 YEARS. KATHY AND ED MOVED TO ATLANTA, GA IN 1961WHERE THEY BEGAN RAISING THEIR FAMILY IN THE SOUTH. IN LATER YEARS THEY LOVED SPENDING TIME IN HIGHLANDS, NORTH CAROLINA AND EVENTUALLY MADE HIGHLANDS THEIR HOME. "HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS" BEST DESCRIBES KATHY’S LOVE FOR A HOME CENTERED LIFE WITH HER HUSBAND AND FAMILY. HER PASSION FOR INTERIOR DECORATING AND GARDENING ENABLED HER TO TURN ANY HOUSE INTO A SHOWCASE HOME. KATHY’S SHARP WIT ALONG WITH HER WONDERFUL SENSE OF HUMOR ALWAYS KEPT THE FAMILY ON GUARD. KATHY AND ED LOVED TO TRAVEL AND WERE ALWAYS PLANNING THEIR NEXT TRIP.

SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND, EDWIN HUGHES AND TWO SONS, JAMES AND CHRISTOPHER HUGHES.

KATHLEEN IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER CYNTHIA MEDIATE (JIM) OF WHITTIER, NC, HER BROTHER RAYMOND IVERSON (KAREN) OF LEXINGTON, MA, HER DAUGHTER IN LAW KELLIE HUGHES, OF TAMPA, FL AND GRAND DAUGHTERS HOPE MARSHALL (KIP), CAROLINE GALATI (MIKE), MICHELLE ROBERSON (HUNTER), STEPHANIE HUGHES AND FOUR GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, LIBBY, ROWE, GEORGIA AND CHRISTOPHER DONATIONS IN MEMORY OF KATHY CAN BE MADE TO THE HIGHLANDS, NC HUMANE SOCIETY.

BRYANT-GRANT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY IS SERVING THE HUGHES FAMILY. ONLINE CONDOLENCES CAN BE MADE AT www.bryantgrantfuneralhome.com