Dorothy Hughes

Dorothy Mae Hughes, age 87, widow of Bill Hughes passed away at her residence in Stanton, Kentucky on Saturday, January 9, 2021.  Born on Cane Creek she was the daughter of the late John George Morton and Ruby Sumner Morton and a member of Bowen Church of Christ and a member of Red River Homemakers Club.  Dorothy was a former teacher's aid and secretary for the Powell County Board of Education and a store keeper at B and D Grocery.  She was a great baby sitter and loved going to church.  In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by her grandson, Zachary Hughes and her brother, Doug Morton.  Dorothy was survived by her children, Winfred C. Hughes and Rosalie (Eddie) Dawson of Stanton; three brothers:  Donald (Cindy) Morton of Clay City, Jerry (Pearl) Morton and Richard (Lisa) Morton of Stanton and by her sister, Judy (Butch) Mattingly of Berea.  Private funeral services officiated by Bro. Eddie Dawson will be held on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Hearne Funeral Home Inc., 125 West College Avenue, Stanton, KY.  Public visitation begins at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday at the funeral home.  Burial will be in Faulkner Cemetery with Duwaine Morton, Jason Morton, Jarrett Rose, Seldon Reed, Rick Tyra, Timmy Tipton and Lonnie Dale Stewart serving as active pallbearers.  Honorary pallbearers are Wilma Jones, Misty Jones, Tammy Puckett and the staff of Hospice East.  Funeral services can be viewed on Hearne Funeral Home's Facebook Page on facebook live.  Arrangements by Hearne Funeral Home, Inc.