Chesteen Hughes

Services for Faye Chesteen Patrick Hughes, 93, of Mineola, are scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2020, at Pilgrim Rest # 2 Baptist Church, Golden, with Bro. Jim Parker and Bro. Jason Walters officiating under the direction of Wilson-Bartley Funeral Home, Alba.
Interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Mineola.
Mrs. Hughes passed away December 14, 2020, in Golden. She was born January 13, 1927, in Golden, to Walter Chester and Orpha Edith Lehnis Patrick. On February 21, 1943, she married Chilton Floyd Hughes in Golden. Chesteen spent most of her life in Golden and was a member of Pilgrim Rest #2 Baptist Church. She worked for Wilson’s Bakery in Mineola and the Golden Post Office. She served on the CPS Board of Wood County and was a member of the Iris Garden Club in Golden. Chesteen and her husband and son, Ronald, started Hughes Appliance in 1980. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband of fifty-nine years, Chilton Hughes; five brothers; four sisters; two granddaughters; one daughter-in-law; one son-in-law; and one great-great- grandson.
Survivors include two sons, Larry Hughes of Golden and Ronald Hughes and wife Lisa of Mineola; two daughters, Linda Parker and husband Jim of Golden and Judy Ann Goebel of Golden; one sister, Betty Westbrook; nine grandchildren; forty great-grandchildren; sixteen great-great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Chris Harpold, Joel Vaughn, Alex Gonzalez, Jon Allen, Bobby Wilkinson, and Nathaniel Wallace.
Memorials may be made to Pilgrim Rest #2 Baptist Church, P.O. Box 99, Golden, Texas 75444.
The family will receive friends, 6-8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.


Legacy of Chesteen Hughes

When a soldier goes to war and fights,
Displaying courage, stamina and strength
His return is honored with medals and parades,
Praise for him goes to any length.

Chesteen Hughes was such a warrior,
Tho not serving in foreign, distant lands,
Her field of service was always her home.
Where for children she took her stand.

Four children she raised with honor,
Each day supplying all of their needs.
Making sure they made church on Sunday.
Her fighting position was on bended knees.

Then grandchildren and yes, there are many
And greats, not just ones, but twos.
There was nothing that this sweet lady,
For those children would not try to do.

Now her time of service has ended.
God at last has called her home
Jesus came and lovingly took her.
And in Heaven she now makes her home.

Our hearts are heavy with sorrow.
Her gentle smile and touch is so missed.
But she now waits for us up in Heaven
Where she’ll meet us with a smile and a kiss.

Her legacy is that she loved Jesus.
Teaching that in all of her ways,
Loving and giving and praying.
All her life to the very last day.

By Larry Hughes
December 15, 2020