Sandra J. Hughes

Sandra Jean Hughes, age 80, of New Windsor, died Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Born Nov. 26, 1937 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Harry Eugene and Mary Anna Bollinger Hughes. Sandy lived in Beltsville and Riverdale, MD where she was active in the Brownies, Girl Scouts and with piano lessons, before moving to New Windsor in 1950. She was a 1955 graduate of New Windsor High School. She was active in 4-H as a member of Sams Creek 4-H and as a co-leader of the Linwood Girls Club. She was also a member of the Maryland All Stars and in 1958 received a leadership award while attending the National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago. She served as secretary of the Maryland Young Farmers Farm Bureau, both at the county and state level, as well as secretary to the Carroll Unit of the Maryland Artificial Breeders. Sandy was employed as manager of Triple S Fabrics on Main Street in Westminster, before purchasing the store and renaming it Sew Business. Later she worked as an administrative assistant at the Ryland Modular Homes plant in New Windsor. This led to her reopening Sew Business as a drapery contractor working for numerous designers in the Maryland area. She also worked with the editors of Woman's Day magazine in Weekend Remodeling and Weekend Decorating creating window treatments in homes in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Long Island and on Maryland's eastern shore. In 1995 she graduated as an interior designer from the Maryland Institute of Art and through Sew Business created award winning window treatments achieving the Award of Excellence in the Window Fashions Magazine competition and Envision Design competition. Sandy was a former member of the Westminster Soroptimist Club and a current member of Westminster Kiwanis Club, where she received the Hixson Fellowship Award in 2012; Carroll County Historical Society and Genealogy Society; and Blair County, PA Genealogy Society. She was a proud member of the Terrapin Club, as well as the Fastbreakers and Rebounders, which supported the men's and ladies' basketball teams of the University of Maryland. She also enjoyed snow skiing in the New England area, western states and Austria. Surviving are her son, David E. Greene Sr. and wife, Kathy Morningstar Greene of New Windsor; daughter, Suzanne E. Greene Dell and husband Jeffery Dell of Littlestown, PA; grandchildren, David E. Greene Jr. and wife Cathi of Union Bridge, Stacey L. Greene Hudson and husband Jared and Jennifer L. Greene Perry and husband Larry, all of New Windsor, McKinley Steven Dell of Littlestown; great-grandchildren, Taylor and Jenna Greene of Union Bridge, Lane and Logan Hudson and Luke and Leland Perry, all of New Windsor; brother, Robert Ronald Hughes and wife Lucy of New Windsor; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by an infant daughter, former husband and father of her children, A. Lloyd Greene and second husband, Guy E. Dickens. The family will receive friends at Hartzler Funeral Home, 310 Church St., New Windsor on Sunday, Feb. 11 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and on Monday, Feb. 12 from 1 to 2 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 2 p.m. Interment will follow in Grace UCC Cemetery, Taneytown. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Toop's Troops, 1425 Wakefield Valley Rd., New Windsor, MD 21776 or online at http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=93. The family invites you to leave a message or memory on our "tribute wall" at www.hartzlerfuneralhome.com.