The Rev. W. Kenneth Hughes Sr., 92, a native of Lexington, Ky., and a resident of Fairhope, since 1981, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served with the U.S. Navy Seabees in New Guinea and the Philippines.
He was a graduate of Transylvania University and Lexington Theological Seminary both of Lexington, Ky. He also earned a M. Ed. degree from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va.
He served for more than 53 years as a minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Roberta Moreno Hughes; and three children, Elizabeth Mae, W. Kenneth Jr., and John D. Hughes.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy “Dottie” Edwards Dale Hughes of Fairhope; daughter, Susan (Henry) Rosaly of Fairhope; sister, Betty Jean Dalton of Shortsville, N.Y.; three step-sons, Barney (Eileen) Freiberg-Dale of Newton, Mass., Brian (Sue) Dale of Oxford, Ga., and Bradley (Samantha) Dale of Birmingham; two step-daughters, Deborah Schiller of Fairhope and Donna (Robert) Evans of Jackson, Miss.; grandchildren, Roberta Rosaly, Connie Pizzotti, Rebecca Rosaly, Laura Rosaly, Solona and Sabrina Freiberg-Dale, Daniel (Roshell), Jeffrey, Bathany, Michael, David, Sydney and Lindsay Dale, Rebekah, Ian and Hannah Schiller, Emily and Angela Evans, Eleanor (Lowell) Goldman; great-grandchildren, Michael and Jessica Rapuano, Susanna and Stephan Davis, Hailey and Jake Pizzotti, Maia and Audrey Dale; great-great-grandchild, Sophia Rosaly; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 3 at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home, Fairhope. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4 at Fairhope Christian Church. Graveside services and interment will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Crary Memorial Cemetery, Bluff Springs, Fla.
The family requests memorial donations be made to the Kenneth and Roberta Hughes scholarship Fund, Lexington theological Seminary, 631 S. Limestone, Lexington, KY 40508, or the Fairhope Christian Church Memorial Fund, 349 Fairwood Blvd., Fairhope, AL 36532.
Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., Fairhope.
