Agnes Creath Hughes

After graduating from Sumner High School, as a member of the National Honor Society in 1952, she married Charles Creath and moved to Oklahoma. To this union, her only child, Charles Wendell Creath was born.

She later relocated to Chicago, IL where she met and married Randolph Hughes. Mrs. Hughes lived in Chicago for 40+ years, working for Model Cities, Williams Clinic, and The Water Reclamation District Agency. She returned to St. Louis and enjoyed living the retired life at The Heritage House.

Agnes was also one of the first African American Models for the Clairol Company. She worked very closely with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Whitney Young, and The National Urban League during the Civil Rights Era. Her careers and talents merited her many honors for exemplary and superlative services.

She enjoyed traveling, shopping, church activities, keeping up with current events, dining out, playing Scrabble, and debating.

Agnes Creath Hughes leaves to mourn: her son, Charles Wendell Creath; 5 grandchildren, Charles Wendell Jones, Candace M. Creath, Christopher C. Creath, Lauren Morrow, and Kelci Creath; and 3 great- grandchildren, Kingston Moore, Myles and Drew Jones; 2 sisters, Irene E. Graham and Ida Goodwin-Woolfolk; and a host of relatives and friends.