Richard Thomas Hughes

December 3, 1976 - June 8, 2022

Richard Thomas Hughes, 45, a resident of Chattanooga, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at the family residence. Richard was born in Chattanooga and he was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Hershel and Mildred Hicks and his paternal grandparents, Thomas and Ruth Ann Hughes. Richard was a 1994 graduate of Hixson High School and he received his Associates Degree in Structural Engineering from Chattanooga State. Richard loved working with his hands. He could build or fix anything including repairing small engines. He worked for a Catering Service that catered to the Stars including Country Music Stars. He was an avid golfer and caddied at Valleybrook Golf and Country Club when they use to host a yearly P.G.A. tournament. He also loved to travel especially to the ocean. Survivors include his mother and father, Sandy and Bill Hughes, Chattanooga, daughter, Rylee Elizabeth Hughes, Oak Ridge, brother, Lt. Michael Scott Hughes, Chattanooga, several aunts, uncles and cousins. The Remembrance of Life Graveside Service and Interment will be conducted on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at 3 P.M. at the Boanerges Baptist Church Cemetery with family and friends sharing. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2:30 P. M. Sunday at the Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services Wildwood Chapel who has charge of the arrangements. You may share your condolences and your memories with the Hughes family at www.jimrushfuneralhomes.com.