Carmen Ann Hughes, 60, died Friday, February 22, 2019.  She was born in Fort Wayne on January 4, 1959.  She graduated from North Side High School, in 1977 and then from IPFW with her Associates Degree in Mental Health, in 1982.  Carmen worked for 12 years at the Fort Wayne State Developmental Center and then left there to work for the U.S. Postal Service, in February 1989.  She made a vow to serve God and was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1975.  She was still an active member of the Tillman Park Congregation of Jehovah's Witness.  She loved the pictures in the Watchtower, they told the story and she tried her best to understand.

Carmen leaves to cherish her memory a son, Cordell (Calandra) Hughes; mother, Mary Hughes; sister, Corelli (DeArthur) Williams; brother, Curwin 'Buster" Hughes; five grandchildren, Camron, CaMya, Mariah, Dominic and Jamarcus; two great grandsons, Jon'Tae "JD" and Marquis "Duce"; six nieces; one nephew; and other family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Douglas S. Hughes, brother, Cameron; granddaughter, Genesis.

Calling for Carmen's family and friends is 4-7 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2019 at Covington Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road.