Elizabeth Ann

Peacock Hughes

Obituary

Elizabeth Ann Peacock Hughes, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Cypress Pond Assisted Living in Tifton. A graveside funeral service will be held for Mrs. Hughes on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery in Macon, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. John Dee Hughes, Jr. will officiate.

Born June 9, 1934, in Sale City, Mrs. Hughes was the daughter of the late W. H. Peacock, Sr. and Marina Burnett Peacock. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Lt. Col. John Dee Hughes, Sr.; and one brother, W. H. Peacock, Jr. Before retiring, she was a pharmacist at Houston County Hospital for 25 years. She was a member of Vineville Baptist Church in Macon.

Mrs. Hughes is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. John and Nancy Hughes of Tifton; one daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and George Hirsch of Livingston, Texas; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Ada Alice and John Wells of Tallahassee, Florida, Elaine and Jim Herrington of Perry, Florida and Sharon Scott of Brunswick; a sister-in-law, Linda Peacock of Perry, Florida; three grandsons, Mark Yeatman and Luke and Matthew Hughes; and two great grandchildren, David Hughes and Adeline Hughes;

Memorial gifts may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at www.cff.org; or a charity of choice.