Floye was Village Clerk of Kilbourne for 35+ years and had been a short-order cook at The Poplar Inn and Shirley’s Diner, both of Kilbourne. She was an active member of the Kilbourne Baptist Church serving in hte Dorcas Circle and the Missionary Society prior to her illness, after which she resided for 14 years in Havana Healthcare Center.

Mrs. Hughes is survived by five children: Jeanette (Richard) McCaulley, E. Peoria, Charles (Linda) Hughes, Morton, Danny (Cheryl) Hughes, Kilbourne, IL, Vivian (Jim) Freeman, Kilbourne, IL and Kathleen (Bill) Hahn, Bath, IL. She is survived by ten grandchildren, nine great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Also surviving are two brothers, Lloyd (Lora) Conklin, Havana and James (Donna) Conklin, Petersburg; and four sisters, Evelyn Williamson, West Allis, WI; Nina Patrick, Bath; Daisy Emmons, Alton, IL; and Patsy Kramer, Bloomington, IL. She was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers.