Jerry D. Hughes, 80, of 943 E. Garfield St., Warsaw, died at 4:30 a.m. Aug. 23, 2007, in his residence.
He was born March 4, 1927, in Walkerton, to George and Esther Balinger Hughes. On Dec. 10, 1977, he married Virginia Wolfe, who survives.
Living in the Warsaw area for 75 years, he was maintenance foreman at Warsaw Foundries for 36 years, retiring in 1989. He loved fishing and his other home on the lake.
Also surviving are a son, Jeffery Wayne Hughes, Warsaw; a sister, Lily Mae Wright, North Webster; two brothers, Melvin Hughes, Indianapolis, and Edward Hughes, Bluffton; three grandchildren, Jeremy, Ashley and Danielle Hughes, all of Warsaw; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and a brother.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, with the Rev. Stuart N. Floyd officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
Calling is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials to Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1720 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
Condolences may be sent to mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com
