Jerold "Hal" Hughes was born on May 24, 1937 in Hardin County, Tennessee, the son of the late Thomas Goodloe and Myrtle Bell Fox Hughes.
Mr. Hughes worked in furniture manufacturing at El Rancho and was a member of White's Creek Freewill Baptist Church in Savannah, Tennessee. He was a friend to all who knew him and was fondly known as "Gunsmoke."
Jerold "Hal" Hughes departed this life on July 16, 2021 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 84 years, 1 month, and 22 days.
He is survived by his sisters, Ellen Claudine Hughes Cossey and Peggy Sue Hughes Robbins, both of South Haven, Mississippi and Sandra Kay Hughes Bowles and Teresa Diane Hughes Richardson, both of Savannah, Tennessee.
In addition to his parents, Jerold was preceded in death by his sister, Viginia Gail Hughes Robertson, and brothers, Tommy Lynn Hughes and Roger Wayne Hughes.