MARGIE LEE HUGHES

Margie Lee Hughes, 85, of Springfield, Mo., passed away Friday, July 27, 2012, at James River Care and Rehabilitation Center after a lingering illness.

She was born on Jan. 22, 1927, in Fair Play, Mo., the daughter of Frank Elmer Sprague and Serena Elizabeth (Hutchins) Sprague.

She and her husband Jesse Ralph "Hop" Hughes were longtime residents of Fort Scott Lake.

Surviving is her two sons, Steve Hughes and wife Cindy of Branson West, Mo., and David Hughes and wife Denise of Cape Fair, Mo.; her sister, Alta McCrory of Springfield; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, from 1-2 p.m. at Butler Chapel in Bolivar, Mo.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in the Butler Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Barren Creek Cemetery west of Bolivar under the care and direction of the Butler Funeral Home of Bolivar.

Memorial contributions may be made to the www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/swmissouri.

Friends may sign the guest book or send private condolences at www.butlerfuneralhome.com