Mary Burden Hughes 74, of Island, Kentucky went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. Mary Ann Thomasson was born December 14, 1948 in McLean County, Kentucky to the late Martin Harlin and Georgia Marie Bolton Thomasson and was married to Ray Dudley Hughes August 29, 1997. Mary retired after 27 years of service from General Electric in Madisonville and was a member of Church Street General Baptist Church in Bremen. Her church is where you could always find Mary, every time the doors were open. She loved her church, pastor and her church family so very much. In addition to her parents, Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Dudley Hughes, who died January 24, 2012; by a nephew, Sammy Thomasson; and by three precious great grandbabies that she wasn’t able to meet on this side of heaven.
Survivors include a son, Steve Burden (Shannon) of Island; two step sons, Andy Hughes (Jenny) and Shea Hughes (Abaigail); four grandchildren, Derrick Huckleberry (Amy), Heather Burden (Laramie Kassinger), Lea Ann Burden, and Dustina Burden (Robert Owen); 7 great grandchildren; three brothers, Melvin Thomasson (Martha) of Livermore, Larry Thomasson (Anita) of Utica and Donnie Thomasson of Island; a sister, Betty Thomasson of Owensboro; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday at Muster Funeral Homes, Livermore Chapel with the Rev. Danny Greene officiating. Burial will be in the Island Baptist Cemetery in McLean County. Friends may visit with Mary’s family from 10:30 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. Friday at Musters in Livermore.
Mary’s services will be streamed live on www.musterfuneralhomes.com at 1:00 P.M. Friday.
The Mary Burden Hughes family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Island Baptist Cemetery Fund; C/O Joe Howell; 835 Doug Hill Road; Island, Kentucky 42350.