Margaret Sears Hughes, age 91, of Somerset, departed this life on Sunday, December 25, 2011 at the Somerset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

She was born on April 6, 1920 in the Cabin Hollow community of Pulaski County, KY to the late Edgar and Gertie Brown Sears. She was a homemaker and loved quilting, gardening, and spending time with her family. Mrs. Hughes was a member of the Cedar Grove Baptist Church.

Mrs. Hughes is survived by two sons, Kenneth Wayne (and June) Hughes of Grand Junction, CO and Winston Dennis (and Linda) Hughes of Goldsboro, NC; two daughters, Barbara Sue Maultsby of Winston-Salem, NC and Linda Louise (and Paul) Sercus of Bloomfield, NJ; fifteen grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren; three special nieces, Sheila King, Janis Baker, and Kristi Phillips; and a sister-in-law, Mary Sears of Somerset.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Glen Hughes; four brothers, Oda Sears, Arthur Sears, Noah Sears, and George Sears; and three sisters, Emma Ping, Betty Goff, and Bula Goff.

Visitation for Mrs. Hughes will be Wednesday, December 28^th at 5:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home and then on Thursday, December 29^th from 12 Noon until time for services at the church.

Funeral service will be held on Thursday, December 29^th at 2:00 pm at the Cedar Grove Baptist Church with Bro. David Baker officiating. Burial will be in the Pitman Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Hughes’ family would like to thank Somerset Nursing & Rehabilitation Center for the loving care they provided the last two weeks of Mrs. Hughes’ life.

The family requests expressions of sympathy be made to the Cedar Grove Baptist Church General Fund.

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