James Hughey

Goose Creek, SC -- James P. Hughey (Jim), 83, of Goose Creek, South Carolina, died July 2, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 3, 1933, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the late James P. Hughey, Sr. and Eva (Butler) Hughey. He was a retired 21 year veteran of the U.S. Air Force and during that time he served in the Korea and Vietnam war eras. He retired again from Marrington Bowling Center, Naval Weapons Station. He enjoyed fishing and bowling and was a member of American Legion Post 166. He was truly one of a kind and will be missed dearly by all who knew him. He is survived by his devoted wife of 61 years, Annie, and their four children, Carol Taylor (Richard), James R. Hughey (Juliet), Patricia Hughey, and Linda Felkel (Ron); grandson, James Taylor and fiancé, Nicole Kessner; step-granddaughters, Pam Joaquin (Lester), Junna Pagan (Christian); step-great-grandchildren, Genesis, Aslee, Davie and Juliana; two sisters, Betty Jones (Don) and Charlotte Allan. He was predeceased by his brothers and sister, John Hughey, Charles Hughey and Veronica Hughey. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Carolina Memorial Gardens on Tuesday, July 5th, from Noon to 1 p.m. The funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. in the Carolina Memorial Chapel and following that will be a graveside internment service.