Ruby Morrow Hughes Nute

RUBY MORROW HUGHES NUTE, 96, of Jacksonville passed from this life on February 15, 2019. She was born November 10, 1922 in Springfield, Arkansas to the late Thomas Bowden and Lavada Mayall Morrow. Mrs. Nute was a member of Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Bauxite. She enjoyed sewing and painting but found her greatest joy in spending time with her family. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands, William H. Hughes Sr. and I.H. Nute; son, William H. Hughes Jr.; siblings, Ira, Floyd, Jim and John Dale Morrow, Glenna Mae Nelson, Ila Fay Willets and Arbra Scruggs. Survivors include her daughter, Sandra Hughes (Joe) Smith of Jacksonville; grandchildren, Mark (Jill) Ruff, Holly Tarver (Tim Stark), Chase (Angie) Smith, Heath Hughes, Angela Hughes Smith and Shane (Heather) Smith. Other survivors include a sister, Cumi Reiter of Little Rock, several great and great-great-grandchildren along with a host of extended family and friends. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 18, 2019 at Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home with Pastor David Odell officiating. Interment will follow at 3:00 p.m., at Kilgore Cemetery in Springfield, Arkansas. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements by Moore's Jacksonville Funeral Home, (501) 982-2136.