The first time I heard her play, I was five years old and I thought the music was coming from the sky.
2 years ago
Dorothy Louise Hughes
February 28, 1929 – May 11, 2024 · 95 years
"Her stories were the glue that held us together."
Biography
Dorothy Louise Hughes was 95 years old and still telling stories the day before she passed. Born during the Great Depression in rural Mississippi, Dorothy lived through history with grace and resilience. She was a church organist for 60 years, a devoted mother of six, and a grandmother whose kitchen was always open. Her sweet potato pie recipe remains a closely guarded family treasure.
Messages & Tributes (8)
+ Write a MessageMy grandmother survived things most people can't imagine and came through them with humor and grace. She was the strongest person I've ever known.
2 years ago
Mama, 95 years of living and loving and you still left too soon. I hear your voice in every song we sang in church. I will hear it for the rest of my life.
2 years ago
She called me every Sunday morning for 40 years. I didn't realize until this Sunday what silence sounds like.
2 years ago
Dorothy's sweet potato pie is the stuff of legend in this community. She never wrote the recipe down. Said she'd teach us in person when we were ready. We were never ready enough.
2 years ago
She was my Sunday school teacher and my neighbor for 30 years. The woman never had a bad word for anyone.
2 years ago
Grandma Dorothy had a saying for every situation. Most of them were wise. Some of them were hilarious. All of them were hers. I've been writing them down since I was a teenager.
2 years ago
Dorothy played that organ for 60 years and not one Sunday did she play without joy. She was the soul of this congregation.
2 years ago