Age: 96
Address: Formerly of the Pleasant Gap Community
Date of Death: January 31, 2012
Arrangements: Yancey Funeral Service

Details: A native of Yancey County, she was a daughter to the late Haze and Emma Jean Hughes Stiles. She was also preceded in death by daughters and son-in-law: Maude Etta Hughes, Ola Mae and Vernon Woody; son, James “Duck” Hughes; step-sons: Scotty Hughes and Vero Hughes; five sisters and one brother. Sina loved gardening and flowers.
     Surviving are her daughters: Polly Lane and husband, Ray, of Burnsville and Joyce Buchanan of Johnson City, TN; sons: Paul Hughes of Windom, Billy Hughes of Newdale and Roger Hughes of Spruce Pine, step-daughters: Jean Ray of Burnsville and Emma Lee Shoe of Hickory; sister, Viola S. Briggs of Marion; 21 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 3rd in the Chapel of Yancey Funeral Service. The Rev. Billy Mitchell will officiate. Burial will be in the Morning Star Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.