Kessell Ray Hughes, Sr. ,75, of Alum Creek, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday July 17, 2007 at Thomas Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his first wife Barbara Jean Hughes and son Kessell Ray Hughes Jr. He was retired from Joe Holland Chevrolet and Jasper Engines in South Charleston and was a member of the Alum Creek Church of the Nazarene.
He is survived by wife: Shirley, daughter, Deborah Wiley of Dalton, Georgia, Step daughter, Kathy Comer of Charleston, 2 Step Sons, Cecil Saddoris of Charleston, and Arthur Saddoris of Ohio, daughter-in-law Betty Hughes of So. Charleston. 10 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 Saturday July 21, at Curry Funeral Home 2097 Childress Road Alum Creek with Pastor David Dorsey officiating. Burial will be at Orchard Hill Memory Garden at Yawkey. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 PM Friday at the funeral home.