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Lloyd Noble Hughes, age 79 of Millersburg, died May 1, 2006 at Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey. Lloyd was born in Imlay City on March 2, 1927 to Noble and Beatrice (Richardson) Hughes. On August 25, 1951 he was married to Florence Kimball in Onaway. Lloyd was born and raised in Imlay City. He joined the U.S. Army and spent three and a half years in Germany before moving to Rogers City. After a few years, he re-enlisted and went off to the Korean War. After his return, Lloyd joined the Millersburg VFW Post 8751 and the VFW Cooties. Lloyd retired in 1988 from R.E. Glancy where he had worked as a construction foreman. He was an active member of the Community of Christ Church in Onaway and a Camp Counselor at Special Needs Camps. Lloyd enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren, photography, gardening, and mechanics. In his younger days he liked to hunt, but as he grew older he enjoyed watching the wildlife much more than hunting it. Lloyd will be sadly missed by his loving wife of 54 years, Florence of Millersburg; daughters, Sherri (Dave) Bumgarner of Plainwell; Joanna (Don) Haneckow of Plainwell and Marcia (Dave) Pauly of Tower; sons, Brian Hughes of Millersburg; Noble (Laura) Hughes of Edwardsburg and Steve (Karrie) Hughes of Reading; 21 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren. He will also be missed by his brother-in-law, George (Ketto) Kimball of Millersburg; sister-in-laws, Tillie (Doug) Merchant of Greenbush; Arlene McDonald of Onaway and Ellen Kimball of Onaway; life long friends, Alvin (Shirley) Zampich of Millersburg; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Lloyd was preceded in death by his son, Randall Lloyd Hughes; brothers, Ralph and Neal Hughes; and brother-in-laws, Pat McDonald and Milton Kimball. |
