Ralph Hughes, age 77, of Clarksville, Tennessee, died Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 o’clock am, Wednesday, October 28th, at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View with Bro. Barry Raper and Bro. John Dix officiating.
Burial will follow in Gupton Family Cemetery in Henrietta with Daniel Gupton, James Gupton, Michael Gupton, Joseph Adcock, Dan Martin, Nick Halsted, Eric Staggs, and Timmy “Mailman” Farrell serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Mitchell Langley and Jerry Sharpe.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, October 27th from 3:00-7:00PM, and again on Wednesday beginning at 9:00AM until the hour of service at 11:00AM.
Mr. Ralph was born on September 9, 1949 in Port Royal, Tennessee to the late Albert G. Sr. and Minnie Lee Koonce Hughes. He worked as a custodian at Sycamore Middle School for many years and was also a farmer. He attended Bethel Free Will Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his siblings, Robert Hughes, Helen Shipley, and Mary Ann Gupton.
He is survived by his brother Albert (Sharon) Hughes, Jr.; many nieces & nephews; and his chosen families, The Gupton Family, Nick & Nicole Halsted, Brenda Fielder, Anita Justice-Kokoski, and Bill & Carla Anderson.
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This obituary was published by Austin & Bell Funeral Home, Pleasant View.
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