Mrs. Minnie Mae Little Hughes was born in Ansonville, NC on November 14, 1919 to the late Josh and Minnie Tyson Little. At the blessed age of 102, she departed this life on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.

She attended the local schools while in Ansonville, NC. As a young adult, she moved to New York City. There she worked for Lake Strap Company making bands for all types of watches. During those years, she met and married her late husband, Russell McClain Hughes. He later encouraged her to continue her education. She then enrolled in the Washington Business Institute and graduated in 1958.

In 1980 when her husband retired, they moved to Winston-Salem, NC. Accustomed to making beautiful things with her hands, her favorite hobby was crocheting. You could always find decorative crochet dol-lies and other items she made displayed around her home. Being of the Baptist faith when she relocated, she became a member of Zion Memorial Baptist Church supporting the Nurses Board and Missionary Ministry.

Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by her husband, Russell McClain Hughes; four brothers, Sandy, John Albert, Tidas, and J. O. Little; three sisters, twins Collie and Ollie Little, and Mildred Jacks; two nephews, Lee Andrew Little, Sr. and Lee Andrew Little, Jr.

She is survived by her brother, William Little of Stamford, CT; sister, Louise Witherspoon; nieces, Loretta Hughes, Catherine (Grippon) Boags of Charleston, SC, Patsy (Farley) Foskey, Sharon A. Shields, Marilyn Powell, and Virginia Melton of Louisville, KY; nephews, Walter and Louis Hughes of New York City; and special neighbor and friend, Mrs. Frances Steward; and many other relatives and friends.

Public viewing for Mrs. Hughes will be Wednesday, December 29, 2021 from 12:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. at Clark S. Brown & Sons Funeral Home. Funeral service will be private. Interment Evergreen Cemetery.

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