Cover photo for James Garrett Hughes's Obituary
James Garrett Hughes Profile Photo

James Garrett Hughes

May 6, 1938 — August 11, 2013

James Garrett Hughes

Mr. James Garrett Hughes, age 75 of Hiawassee, GA passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 following a period of declining health. He was born to the late Cecil and Josephine (Ripley) Hughes on May 06, 1938 in Winterhaven, FL. He is survived by two special friends, Judy Goodwill and Mel Pasha; and many cousins also survive. Jim was very active with the University of FL in research for the citrus industry and was also a teacher at Pope Community College in drafting and instruction in FL. He took over his families citrus groves and was a citrus and architect for many years. He was a Captain in the Army Corps of Engineers and was an old car and old boat enthusiast. He was a member of the Key Club, The Mens Club of Sharp, a member of Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church of Young Harris, GA and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Winterhaven, FL. Memorial services were held on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at 1:00 PM at Sharp United Methodist Church with Rev. David Tinsley officiating. Music was provided by Pam Leslie. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Sharp Memorial United Methodist Church Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 66, Young Harris, GA 30582. Banister Funeral Home of Hiawassee in charge of arrangements.
To send flowers to the family in memory of James Garrett Hughes, please visit our flower store.

Past Services

Memorial Service

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Starts at 1:00 pm

Banister-Cooper Funeral Home

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 15

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Send a Card

Send a Card