Rickey Hughes Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Mr. Rickey Hughes, age 68, of Cleveland, TN and formerly of Possum Trot, KY passed away at 12:41 PM EST. Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Tennova Healthcare in Cleveland, TN. Rickey was a member of the Dwelling Place International in Cleveland, TN, and was a retired towboat Captain from the American Commercial Barge Lines after 44 years of service. Rickey was honored by ACBL in 2016 when they officially named a towboat after him the “M/V Rickey Hughes”. Survivors include his wife Judy McClure Hughes of Cleveland, TN; daughter – Heather (Buddy) Johnson of Mayfield, KY; twin brother – Mickey (Susan) Hughes of Paducah, KY; brother – David (Patty) Hughes of Ledbetter, KY; sister – Patti Hughes Sheridan of Calvert City, KY; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents – Martin L. “Jake” & Ruth Evelyn (Lampley) Hughes; two sisters – Joann Edwards and Gail Hughes; and three brothers Dale Hughes, Charles Hughes and Anthony Wayne Hughes. Funeral services for Rickey will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield with Rev. Bobby McClure officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Park Cemetery. Friends are invited to call after 12:00 PM on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Brown Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY.

Rickey Hughes

July 16, 1953 - September 16, 2021