The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Wednesday, July 12, 1995               TAG: 9507120337
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: LA PLATA, MD.                      LENGTH: Short :   28 lines

WESLEY E. HUGHES SR.

Wesley E. Hughes Sr., 75, died July 11, 1995, in Leonardstown, Md.

Mr. Hughes was born in Norfolk. He retired from the Virginia National Guard as a major and also retired from C&P Telephone. He was a Methodist, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of Elizabeth Masonic Lodge (NU)34 AF/AM and the Telephone Pioneers of America and was a 1940 graduate of Maury High School.

Survivors include a son, Wesley E. and his wife Eileen P. Hughes Jr. of La Plata, Md.; a brother, George S. Hughes of Norfolk;. and two grandchildren, Lisa V. Hughes and Steven J. Hughes, both of La Plata, Md.

A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in Rosewood Memorial Park by the Rev. Morris Bennett where masonic rites will be accorded. The family will be at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home, Bayside Chapel, from 7 to 8 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to Multiple Sclerosis Society National, Hampton Roads Chapter, 405 S. Parliament Drive, Virginia Beach, Va. 23462.

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