Mr. Andrew Nelson Hughes Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Andrew Nelson Hughes, 90, passed away on June 27, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Mr. Nelson was born on October 3, 1928, in Clay County, the son of the late Ollie Robert and Ester Cantrell Hughes. He worked and retired from The Justice Company. He then worked for Kellogg’s Hardware, Staggers Bakery, Miller Brother's Dairy and was a Funeral Director at Calvert Funeral Home. He also delivered newspapers for Daily Times Leader and The Commercial Appeal for a number of years. He grew up in Cairo Cumberland Presbyterian Church and later joined Calvary Baptist Church in West Point. He married Mae Alice Redmond on November 5, 1949 and she predeceased him on December 22, 2006. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. James Towery officiating and assisted by Reverend Roy Myers. Burial will follow in Providence Cemetery in Maben. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include his two daughters, Nelsie Gay Wooden (Clifford) of LaFollette, TN, and Susan Anne Byars of Pheba: six grandchildren, Beverly Alice Wooden, Christa Lynn Wooden, Peter George Wooden, Marianna Hope Wooden, Ashley Anne Byars and Michael Jeffrey Byars: five great-grandchildren, Brooklyn Wooden, Molly Hatter, Andrew Uriah Wooden, Gabriel Wooden, and Dara Hatter: three sisters, Miriam Stafford (Jessie) of North Carolina, Etta Mae Johnson (John) of Brandon, and Glenda Clark (Bennie) of Montpelier and a brother, Bobby Faye Hughes (Alice) of West Point. Pallbearers will be Larry Wilson, Christopher Wilson, Hughey Cooper, Michael Byars, and Peter Wooden. Honorary Pallbearers will be Past and Present Employees of Calvert Funeral Home and Employees of Kellogg's Hardware. Visitation will be Friday, 5:00-8:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com

Mr. Andrew Nelson Hughes

October 3, 1928 - June 27, 2019