Carol Strickland Hughes

Mrs. Carol Annette Strickland Hughes, 83, took the hand of her loving Lord and Savior on Sunday, February 12, 2023, leaving behind the bondage of sickness of her earthly life.

A funeral service is scheduled for 1:00 pm Thursday, February 16, 2023, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park in Kannapolis.

The family will receive friends from 11:30 am to 12:45 pm Thursday at Lady's Funeral Home.

The service will be streamed live at www.ladysfuneralhome.com/live.

Carol was born June 11, 1939 in Kannapolis. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Columbus Strickland and Mary Knowles Strickland. She was a homemaker and caregiver. Carol loved to read and talk on the phone as well as traveling.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Strickland and brother, Ronnie Strickland.

Carol is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Ralph Hughes; three children, Randy Hughes and wife Maria, Scotty Hughes and wife Roni and Teresa Simmons and husband Scott. Her beloved grandchildren: Josh Hughes, Amber Hughes, Ashley Hughes and wife Jessica, Jacob Rogers and wife Rikki, Taylor Hughes, Colton Hughes and fiancée Sam, Zachary Rogers and Malcolm Hughes; and the joys of her life in her last years, her beloved great grandchildren: Kase Rogers, Easton Hughes and Makai Hughes and their loving mothers Jesse and Shannon.

The distance between her and her family never diminished her love for them. Her spirit will always be with us and the memories of our time together will forever sustain us.

Her heart will live on through those who will cherish and love her forever.