Ruth Virginia Hughes

HUGHES, Ruth Virginia, 80, died Thursday, September 25, 2008. She was the daughter of the late Edgar and Hattie Dinkins Barker. Ruth was a member of Kingsland Baptist Church and a devout Christian. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Hughes; brothers, Harold Barker and Denny Barker. She is survived by her daughters, Ruth Anne Shorter and husband, Paul, of Littleton, N.C., Rebecca Jayne Davis of Dillwyn, Va.; grandchildren, Benny Bishop of Ashland, Va., Candy White and husband, David, of Henrico, Va., Paul Shorter Jr. of Virginia Beach, Va., Rebecca Winn and husband, Raymond, of Dillwyn, Va.; great-grandchildren, Micah and Keith Winn, Sydney White, Tyler and Justin Bishop; sisters, Judy Walker of Boonville, N.C., and Anna Lee Hardy and husband, Roger, of Dobson, N.C.; sister-in-law, Audrey Barker of Chesterfield, Va.; and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 28, 2008 at the Chester Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service. A memorial service will be held in her honor on Monday, September 29, 2008 in the Virginia Veterans Cemetery Chapel, Amelia, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Kingsland Baptist Church, 8801 Perrymont Rd., Richmond, Va. 23237. Condolences to the family may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.