MARK ALLEN HUGHES

Mark Allen Hughes, Sr, 58, of Willard passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. He was born on May 3, 1964, to James and Dianne Hughes.   
On June 3, 1989, Mark and Tracey Hughes were united in marriage and shared 27 years together. Together they had two sons, Mark Allen Hughes, Jr. and Jacob Paul Hughes.
Hughes was a resident of Walnut Grove where he graduated high school in 1982. He served in the US Navy for seven years, on the USS Blakely American Destroyer and as a military police officer at the Naval Air Station in Belle Chase Louisiana. He enjoyed a successful career with Shell Pipe Line Corporation and retired as a process safety engineer. He coached and mentored youth athletics for 19 years. He volunteered in church as a Sunday School teacher and sang on the worship team.
Hughes is survived by his children, Mark Hughes, Jr. and wife Rebecca, Jacob Hughes; two grandchildren; father, James Hughes, Sr. and wife Linda; siblings, Jimmy Hughes and wife Terri, Cathy Walls and husband Lonnie; significant other, Lynda Vivas; and the mother of his children, Tracey Hughes. He also had many loving nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, family and friends.    
Hughes was preceded in death by mother, Dianne Donegan; sisters Paula Kay and Linda Kay, grandmother Ellen Hughes and grandfather Paul Hughes, grandfather Glen Stewart and his precious buddy Scooter.
Visitation was from 6-8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Ash Grove, MO. Funeral services were at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022, at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Ash Grove with burial following at Wesley Cemetery, Willard.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Wounded Warriors and may be left at the funeral home.