ARTER HUGHES

HUGHES, Arter F., 84, of Richmond, passed away January 11, 2013. He was preceded in death by his wife, Leilani Eddy Hughes; and his son, Thomas Bassett Hughes. He is survived by his son, Charles Mackey Hughes II; his daughters, Anne Todd Hughes and Josephine Fisher Hughes; his daughters-in-law, Jean Knaub Hughes and Fiona Frances Hughes; his son-in-law, Jesus B. Avila; and his grandchildren, Andrew Durham, Patrick Durham, Arter Hughes II, Robert Rudolf, Marley Rudolf and Leilani Porter. He graduated from St. Paul's School and Yale University, served in the U.S. Navy, was a partner at Branch, Cabell and Company, was a member of The Commonwealth Club, The Country Club of Virginia, The Bull & Bear Club and he was a past president of The Dove Association Inc. A memorial service will be held at Bliley's Funeral Home, 3801 Augusta Ave., Richmond, Va., on Saturday, January 19, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.


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