Doys Hughes, a longtime resident of Fairbanks, passed away Oct. 16, 2020, at Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Washington, from complications following heart surgery.
Doys was born Dec. 24, 1946, in Cleburne, Texas. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, Gary Hughes; son, Daniel Hughes; and granddaughter, Nyssa Hughes, all of Fairbanks, as well as brothers Robert Wilkerson, Gary Wilkerson and Elmer Wilkerson of Cleburne, Texas.
Due to the pandemic, no funeral services were held. Cremation was performed by Cascade Memorial Bellevue Funeral Home in Bellevue, Washington.
Published in Daily News-Miner on Feb. 21, 2021.