Hughes, Nellie Shockey

Passed:

Age: 77

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1978-05-19

Information: Mrs. Nellie Shockey Hughes, 77, of Ravenswood, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, after a short illness.  She was born May 20, 1900, at Ravenswood, daughter of the late Frank and Ida Belle McLaughlin Shockey.  She was a retired school teacher, having taught 60 years in Ohio and West Virginia and a member of First United Methodist Church, Ravenswood, where she served as secretary 40 years, member American Legion Auxiliary and Eastern Star.  She was a Gold Star Mother during World War II.  Surviving: sisters, Mrs. Ethel Moss and Mrs. Edith Hughes, both of Ravenswood and Mrs Veral Casto of Akron, Ohio; brother, Robert Shockey of Shade, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Orville A., in 1953 and a son, Olin, in 1944, killed in World War II.  Burial was in Ravenswood Cemetery.