Addie Carter Hughes, 95, passed away September 17th at Southeastern Hospice House. She was born in Rockingham, NC on
December 25, 1912, the daughter of Ruth Wallace Carter and John D. Carter. She graduated from Rockingham High School in 1931.
After marriage on Christmas Day, 1937 to William Milton Hughes, Sr., who passed away in 1986, she worked in the family
photography business while also raising a family at home. She attended the Winona School of Professional Photography in Winona
Lake, Indiana in the 1950??s, specializing in retouching and photo hand coloringtechniques. A member of the Eastern Star, she was
also a long time member of the First Baptist Church in Lumberton. A great lover of nature, she had a vast knowledge of flowers and
plants and delighted in identifying and sharing with others the various types she saw while on long walks and drvies. She also took
pride in the many Afghan hounds she provided a kennel for in the 1960??s.
She leaves two daughters, Miriam Anne Freeman and husband, Tony of Myrtle Beach, SC and Carol Elaine Ryan and husband,
Pat of Wilmington, DL; a son, William Milton Hughes, Jr. and wife, Donna Lee of Montgomery, MA; three grandchildren, John
Carlos Hughes, Christina Ryan and Billy Ryan; a sister, Mary Louise Olive of Shelby, NC; and a brother, Billy B. Carter and wife,
Shirley of Shelby, NC; and numerous nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at Floyd Memorial Chapel with Dr. David Elks officiating.
The family will receive friends Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 10 to 11 a.m. prior to the service.