Jerry Earl Hughes

Jerry Earl Hughes, 81, of McCalla, Alabama, passed away on October 24, 2025. He was born on July 20, 1944, in Shreveport, Louisiana. Jerry was a devoted husband to Katherine Honeycutt Hughes and a loving father to son, Jeffrey Todd Hughes, and grandfather to Micah Hughes and Allie Hughes.

Jerry also deeply loved Jesus and shared his faith with everyone he met, whether he was working at KCS or chatting with a stranger at Walmart. In his early years, Jerry attended Emmanuel Baptist Church in Shreveport and later attended First Baptist Church Blanchard. At FBC Blanchard, he served faithfully as a deacon and sang in the choir. In 2009, he and Katherine moved to McCalla, Alabama to live closer to Jeffrey and their precious grandchildren. They attended Canaan Baptist Church for several years before joining Grace Life Baptist Church in McCalla.

He was preceded in death by parents, Earl and Dovie Hughes of Blanchard, Louisiana, one infant brother, Morris Earl Hughes Jr., one sister, Barbara Ann Hughes Dukes of Blanchard, Louisiana, and one special niece, Lori O’Bannon Savell of Bellwood.

A visitation will be held on Monday, October 27th from 6-8 PM at Grace Life Baptist Church, 5911 Old Tuscaloosa Hwy, McCalla, AL 35111. A Louisiana visitation will be held on Friday, October 31st from 10:00-11:30 AM, and a memorial service will begin following the visitation at 11:30 AM. Both services will be at Rose-Neath Southside Funeral Home, 2500 Southside Drive, Shreveport, Louisiana 71118. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, November 1st at 11:00 AM at Bellwood Cemetery in Bellwood, Louisiana.

Flowers can be sent to the Rose-Neath Southside Funeral Home in Shreveport. To give donations in Jerry’s honor, please give to Samaritan’s Purse https://www.samaritanspurse.org/ or Grace Life Baptist Missions https://yourgracelife.com/give.