Loise Jerdean "Jerri" Whittlesey

1922 - 2007  (84 years)

• Name	Loise Jerdean "Jerri" Whittlesey  [1]
  Nickname	Jerri
  Birth	20 Oct 1922	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Mar 2007	Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter April 4, 2007 Loise Jerdean Hughes, 84, of Iowa Park, passed away Wednesday, March 28, 2007, in Iowa Park. Louise Whittlesey, known as Jerri was born Oct. 20, 1922 in Hemphill where she grew up and attended school. She is the daughter of Jack and Bethel Whittlesey. On July 4, 1941, she married Harson Bryan "Bo" Hughes. Her husband was a career serviceman in the U.S. Air Force. They lived on various military bases in Tampa, Fla., Little Rock, Ark., Tokyo, Japan, Wichita, Kan., Minot, N.D., and Spokane, Wash. She was a loving homemaker and mother of one daughter, Dee, and three sons, Bryan, Lynn, and Dean. She was always involved with the Officer's Wives' Club at the various bases. They then returned to Hemphill when Bo retired from the Air Force where she was active in the Hemphill Garden Club, Daughters of the American Revolution and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. Colonel Hughes passed away on March 31, 1997, in Hemphill. Although she loved living in Hemphill, she moved to the Wichita Falls area to be closer to her daughter. She lived at Merrill Gardens for four and a half years. Jerri was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister, Arlene COOK of DeRidder, La. and her brother, Truette WHITTLESEY of Houston. She is survived by her daughter, Dee E. and husband, Don DECKER of Iowa Park; three sons, Harson "Bryan" HUGHES II and wife Lizbeth of Fargo, N.D., Cary "Lynn" HUGHES and wife Joyceln of Chanhassen, Minn., and Joseph "Dean" HUGHES and wife Patricia of St. Cloud, Minn., her brother, Joe Lynn WHITTLESEY of Hemphill; and her sister, Olive DESADIER of Huntsville. She is also survived by eight loving grandchildren, five great-granchildren, and six nieces and nephews. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, with her husband, Colonel H.B. Hughes. A private service will be held at the cemetery. Memorials can be made to the Hemphill Garden Club or the Nonprofit Management Center, Wichita Falls. Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home, Wichita Falls, is in charge of arrangements.
  Person ID	I15890	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2022

  
  

  Father	Luther Joseph "Jack" Whittlesey,   b. 30 Oct 1887, Sabine County, Texas d. 9 Jan 1975, Sabine County, Texas (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Eva Bethel Smith,   b. 9 Jan 1894, Sabine County, Texas
  Marriage	6 Sep 1914	Sabine County, Texas   [4]
  Photos		Whittlesey, Jack and Bethel (Smith) family, 1916 Jack and Bethel with their eldest child, Joseph Truett Whittlesey, Sabine County, Texas
  Family ID	F3517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harson Bryan "Bo" Hughes,   b. 24 Feb 1919   d. 31 Mar 1997, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 Jul 1941  [3]
  Family ID	F6101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2007

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Oct 1922 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 28 Mar 2007 - Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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