Luella J. (Minor) Hughes

Luella J. Hughes, 93, of Kanawha passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2003, at Kanawha Community Home in Kanawha, Iowa.

Luella Julia (Minor) Hughes was born on August 26, 1910, the daughter of Ormal and Julia (Shurson) Minor, at her family's home southwest of Kanawha.  She attended country school in rural Kanawha.

On August 3, 1940, in Osceola, Iowa, Luella was united in marriage with Glenn Hughes, whom she was introduced to on a blind date.  The couple enjoyed going dancing and to the movies with each other.  They made their home on a farm rural Kanawha where they worked hard and raised their family.

Luella was a very dedicated farm wife who spent time tending to her strawberry patch and was known for the wonderful Kringla she made.  She also loved to quilt with her friends at the Kanawha Lutheran Church where she was a faithful member.

Luella entered the Kanawha Community Home in November of 2000, where she remained active visiting with the residents, staff, and watching the animals in the yard outside her window.

Survivors include her children, Judy Casper and her husband, George of Cabool, Missouri, Ron Hughes and his wife, Meg of Kanawha, Iowa, and Glenda Hughes of Forest City, Iowa; six grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; three sisters, Gladys Spoon and her husband, Carrole of Liberty Center, Iowa, Myrtle Thielen and her husband, Joe of Eagle Grove, Iowa, and Ramona Brooks of Des Moines, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn; a great grandson, David Casper, Jr.; two sisters, Sadie Glades Minor and Dena Johnson; and three brothers, Joe, Gayhard, and Orville Minor.