Thomas E. Hughes

Thomas E. "Tom" Hughes, 67, Anderson, passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Saint Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on June 22, 1947, in Anderson, Indiana to J. Robert and Lois (Garrison) Hughes. He graduated from Madison Heights High School and served in the U. S. Air Force in the Korean War. Tom retired in 2006 from the Marion Stamping Plant of General Motors and had also been employed at the former Inland Fisher Guide division of General Motors in Anderson. He was a member of the U. A. W. local 663 and the Anderson American Legion Post 127. He is survived by three children, Robert C. (wife, Jina) Hughes of Bargersville, David T. "Dough Boy" Hughes and Elissa M. (husband, Willibaldo) Martinez both of Anderson; six grandchildren, Kami Reed, Devon Hughes, Marisa Hughes, Valentin Avina, and Savannah and Roxanne Hughes. He was preceded in death by his parents. Military graveside rites will be conducted at 3:00 pm Monday, November 3, 2014, at Brookside Cemetery in Lapel by the Lapel American Legion Post 212. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Lapel. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home, 1010 North Main Street, Lapel. Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.
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Visitation
Sunday, November 2, 2014
02:00 PM - 06:00 PM Scott E. Hersberger Funeral Home
1010 North Main Street
Lapel, IN 46051