JOHN R. HUGHES. WEST PAWLET, RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT.
The funeral services for John R. Hughes, 60, of Granville, whose death occurred Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock following an illness of six weeks, were conducted Saturday afternoon from the Welsh Presbyterian Church in Granville, Rev. D. C. Dvaies of Poultney, officiating. In addition to the customary congregational singing, the solo, "We Shall Meet Beyond the River," was effectively sung in Welsh by Mrs. Earl Wood. The church was filled with mourners.The bearers were Griffith Parry, William D. Morris, Thomas Rowlands, Hugh R. Thomas, Frank L. Jones, Thomas Rowlands and Evan J. Morris.
The burial was in the North Pawlet White Church Cemetery.
Relatives from out of town who attended included Raphael Roberts and wife, Mr. and Mrs. John Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin S. Jones, all of Utica.
Mr. Hughes was born February 8th, 1875, in Arthog, North Wales. Thirty three years ago, he left there for Johnannesburg, South Africa, where he passed several months coming from there to the United States, where he located at Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Some years later, he came to West Pawlet to reside. It was here he was united in marriage with Mrs. Catherine Hughes. If he had lived until next month, they would have celebrated their twenty-eighth wedding anniversay, December 27th.
Of the twenty-eight years, twenty were passed in Granville, where Mr. Hughes was a staunch and respected citizen, active in the Welsh Presbyterian Church and filling the office of chairman of the board of trustees. He was also former trustee of the Grand Lodge of True Ivorites of New York state and a trustee of the Welsh Red Dragon society of Granville and trustee of the Granville Lodge of True Ivorites.
Mr. Hughes, by occupation, was a slate maker and for the past three years had, with three others, been operating a slate quarry in Salem. He was, for some time, superintendent of the Rupert slate quarries for the F. C. Sheldon slate company.
Mr. Hughes will be greatly missed in the home and by a wide circle of friends who enjoyed his cheery smile and greeting. He possessed an especially pleasing personality.