pEdwards - Kenneth G. Hughes, 84, passed away Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at his home./ppA funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 30th at 1:00 pm at the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur with Rev. Howard Maxson, pastor of the Fowler Baptist Church, officiating and a Masonic Lodge service will follow. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Edwards and calling hours will be held prior to the service from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm./ppKenneth was born in Gouverneur on November 2, 1931, the son of Lyle and Edna Meldrim./ppHe graduated from Edwards Central School in 1948 and from Canton A.T.I. in 1950./ppIn 1951, he enlisted in the United States Navy in which he served until 1955, including time served on a submarine./ppKen married Dolores Young on May 12, 1956 at the Gouverneur United Methodist Church parsonage./ppDolores passed away on January 12, 2006./ppKen worked with his father Lyle for a number of years at Hughes Garage in Edwards and was employed as a rural letter carrier for 26 years, retiring in 1989./ppHe was a member of the Wildwood Masonic Lodge #477 for over 50 years, past member and chief of the Edwards Vol. Fire Department, past member and president of the Edwards Central School board of education, and member of the NYS Rural Letter Carriers Association./ppKen enjoyed hunting, reading, working and restoring his Willys Jeep./ppKen is survived by his 5 children Gary and Rushteen Hughes of Gouverneur, Patrick and Patricia Hughes of Pennsylvania, Kendra and Randy Pitts of Indiana, Ellen and Roger Bacon of Gouverneur, Lura Hughes of Edwards, several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his wife, his parents, and a grandson Gary Hughes II./ppMemorial donations in Ken’s memory may be made to the Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund, PO Box 64, Gouverneur, NY 13642./p
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