Marjorie Nell Hughes, 90, formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away at 3:02 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Heritage House of Greensburg.
She was born Feb. 25, 1932, at Westport, the daughter of Orval Maurice and Lorine B. (Wood) Hughes. She had been a resident of Crawfordsville the majority of her life.
She graduated from Zenas High School in 1949. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Indiana State University in 1953, and went on to receive her master’s degree from Indiana State University in counseling.
Marge taught for 41 years before retirement. She taught fifth grade in Richmond, Sandcreek and the Laboratory School in Terre Haute at Indiana State University while she finished her master’s degree. In 1961, she was hired as a counselor at Tuttle Middle School in Crawfordsville, where she was also a successful volleyball coach and helped with track and field. After many years she moved to the elementary schools to establish a counseling program until she retired in 1994.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Crawfordsville, where she was part of their staff working with the Grief Recovery Group. She enjoyed reading and gardening.
Survivors include: sister-in-law Alice Hughes of Westport; niece Lori (Mitch) Nobbe; and nephew Timothy (Norma) Hughes of Greensburg.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, James M. Hughes and Oscar C. “Bud” Hughes; and sister Martha Hughes.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 at the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home, with the Rev. Terry Canfield officiating. Burial will follow at the Union Flat Rock Cemetery. A time of visitation will be held one hour prior to service on Tuesday.
Online condolences can be made to the family at www.bassgasper.com.
