Dorothy Mae Hughes

Dorothy Mae Savely Hughes, age 85, of Coffeeville, MS passed peacefully, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at the Sunshine Healthcare Facility in Pontotoc, MS. She was born December 21, 1936, in Union County, MS to John Abbott and Libby Mae (Russell) Savely. She graduated Ingomar high school and immediately went to work managing a grocery store in Memphis. In 1973 she and Boyd moved to Coffeeville where Dorothy was a co-owner of "The Other Place" stores in Coffeeville and Water Valley for many years. Until her health began to fail, she was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. In her spare time, she loved to read.

Visitation is planned for Friday, July 29, 2022, in the Gardiner Room at Seven Oaks Funeral Home from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. Services will immediately follow at 12:00 PM in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks with Bro. Raymond Aven officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery with her nephews serving as pallbearers.

Dorothy is survived by one brother, Jack (Sandra) Savely of Pontotoc; one sister, Nancy (Paul B.) Floyd of New Albany; and many nephews and nieces.

Along with her parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband Boyd Hughes; one daughter, Linda Cannon; three brothers, John David Savely, Paul Savely, Richard Savely; and four sisters, Doris Caldwell, Marie Jones, Martha Ann Mayo, and Elizabeth Berryhill.