Louise Hughes, daughter of the late Ollie C. Pruitt and Leila Kamplain Pruitt was born on June 4, 1922 in Essex, Missouri and died on March 12, 2012 at theTerrebonne General Medical Center in Houma, Louisiana at the age of 89.

Mrs. Hughes was a retired manager at the Holiday Inn.  She was a former resident of Dexter, currently living in Houma, Louisiana.

She was united in marriage to John Henry Hughes Jr. on July 5, 1939 at Piggott, Arkansas.  Mr. Hughes preceded her in death on June 30, 1994.

She is survived by two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda L. and husband Gordon Klippenstein of Hamilton, Montana and Connie S. and husband Gail Feltman of Houma, Louisiana; by one daughter-in-law, Victoria Hughes; by ten grandchildren; by twenty-one great grandchildren and by eight great- great grandchildren.

Besides her husband and parents she was preceded in death by one son, John Pruitt Hughes and by one sister, Barbara Johnson.

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter from 12 non until 2 p.m.,  Saturday, March 17, 2012. Funeral services will then be conducte at 2 p.m., in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel with Eric Dabbs officiating.  Interment will follow in the Dexter Cemetery.