Obituary from Holman Funeral Home of Ozark – Ozark, Alabama
Mrs. Mary Louise Maund Hughes, a resident of the Chalkhead Community, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2026, in Dale Medical Center. She was 98 years old.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hughes will be 2:00 P. M. Monday, October 19, 2026, at Chalkhead Baptist Church with Reverend Michael Woodham officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. The family will receive friends in the church Monday from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Coaker, Marion Maund, Martin Maund, Greg Coaker, Bert Maund and Garrett Maund. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Enfinger, Sammy Maund, Troy Maund, Cole Maund and Bill Enfinger.
Mrs. Hughes was born November 18, 1927 in Dale County, Alabama to the late Samuel Jasper Maund and Mallie Vera Woodham Maund. In 1947 she graduated from Dale County High School in Ozark. Louise worked with Farm Bureau of Alabama in Ozark and Mixon Appliance (later Bowman Appliance) as the secretary and sales lady until they closed. She was later employed with Dale County Hospital as Cafeteria Manager until her retirement. She also worked part-time in the cafeteria of Alabama Aviation and Technical College. Louise was an extremely loving Christian mentor to her family and community. She was fondly known for her home cooking and doctoring skills. She was a member of Chalkhead Baptist Church where she loved to sing in the choir. Louise was an avid Alabama fan. She enjoyed working in her yard and was well known for her precious prayers. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Stanton Burton Hughes; four deceased sisters, Irene Riley, Ruth Bowman, Helen Deese and Betty Hayes; three brothers, Elmer Maund, Robert “Bob” Maund and Samuel “Sam” Jasper Maund II.
Survivors include one sister, Jeanette Coaker of Ozark; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in her memory to Chalkhead Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, 495 County Road 35, Ozark, Alabama 36360.
Condolences may be expressed at www.HolmanFuneralHome.com
