Roy Kenneth Hughes

Roy Kenneth Hughes

December 14, 1934 - November 23, 2024

Roy Kenneth Hughes, lifelong Tulsa resident, age 89, passed away Saturday morning, November 23, 2024 with his daughters by his side.

Kenneth was born on December 14, 1934, in Tulsa, to Virgil and Jewel (Powell) Hughes. In 1954, he married, Geraldine "Jerry" Wells, beginning a partnership that would span decades.

Kenneth and his brother, Fred, started in the 1950's working for Bill White Chevrolet's Parts Dept until the company closed. Kenneth was well known around Tulsa with many years in auto parts for other Chevrolet and GM dealerships. Even though he suffered with short-term memory loss, he could easily recite parts numbers from his early days.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jerry Hughes; parents, Virgil and Jewel Hughes; brothers, Donald Hughes and Fred Hughes; and sisters, Freda Stanley and Patty Yocum.

Kenneth is survived by his daughters, Pam McCutchen, of Tulsa, and Beth McDonald (Patrick), of Tulsa; grandson, Marshall McCutchen (Jes), great-grandson, Gaius McCutchen, of Tulsa; granddaughter, Annie McCutchen, of Oklahoma City; grandson, Patrick Batchelor (Liz), great-grandsons, Luke and Adam Batchelor of Tulsa; and grandson, Austin McDonald (Centa), of Pittsburgh, PA. He leaves behind many other loving relatives, and special friends.

Arrangements are entrusted to Schaudt Glenpool-Bixby Funeral Service & Cremation Care Centers, located at 1329 East 151st Street, Glenpool, OK 74033. Family and friends are invited to leave words of comfort, special memories, and condolences online at www.schaudtfuneralservice.com.