HUGHES, Ethel Reid, 87, of Mechanicsville, died on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. She is survived by her husband, Noland Hughes; her daughter, Ann R. Dillon and her husband, Roy, of Mechanicsville; her son, W. Claude Reid and his wife, Nancy, of Greensboro, N.C.; three granddaughters, Claudia Ryan of Mechanicsville, Deanna Rouse and Natalie Strange of Greensboro; and seven great-grandchildren. Ethel was a member of Pine Street Baptist Church and was Past Worthy Matron of Mechanicsville Chapter 138, Order of the Eastern Star. Friends may call 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the Atlee Chapel, Woody Funeral Home, 9271 Shady Grove Rd., Mechanicsville. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Riverview Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Pine Street Baptist Church, 400 S. Pine St., Richmond, Va. 23220.
