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A candle was lit by Glenda Pounds
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Death date: Apr 12, 2017
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Jo Ruth Counts-Hughes of Johnson City passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 in the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Spruce Pine, North Carolina and was the daughter of the late Charles and Annie Loven Boone. Mrs. Hughes was retired from ETSU where she had worked in the Charles Sherrod Library. She was a longtime member of the Church of Jesus in Johnson City. Mrs. Hughes was a 1952 graduate of Science Hill High School and a graduate of Steed College. She was a member of the Musical Voices and enjoyed painting. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband, Walter Counts; her step-father, Maynard Anderson and a half-brother, Franklin Delano Anderson. Survivors include her husband, Lester W. Hughes; three brothers, Hugh Boone of Spruce Pine, NC, Harry Anderson of Piney Flats and McDonald Anderson of Johnson City; two step-sons, Les Hughes of Ohio and Mark Hughes of Georgia; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Hughes will be conducted at 7:00 PM Monday, April 17, 2017 in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City with Pastor George Hall officiating. Music will be provided by David Frances and the Musical Voices. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until the service hour. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Salem Cemetery, Washington College area. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. For those attending this service you are asked to meet at the funeral home by 1:10 PM to go in procession to the cemetery. The family would like to give special thanks to her Pastor and her church family for all of their visits and prayers. Arrangements by Woodall-Anderson and Dugger Funeral Home. 423-928-2245 Visitation: Monday April 17 2017 - 5:00 to 7:00 PM Services: Monday 7:00 PM Interment: Tuesday - 2:00 PM Salem Cemetery Washington CollegeRead Obituary
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