Services for Gary Dean “Opie” Hughes II, of Brookhaven, are 2p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2 at Riverwood Family Funeral Service withburial in Arlington Cemetery.

Visitation is today from 5 until 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 8a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.

Gary, 26, died July 23, 2006, in Tyler, Texas, of injuriessustained in an automobile accident. He was born in Brookhaven onDec. 21, 1979, to Gary Hughes Sr. and Mary Hughes Ethridge, ofBrookhaven.

He worked with Separation Services Inc., in Dallas, Texas. Heattended Loyd Star Attendance Center, where he played football. Healso attended Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He attended Churchof the Nazarene and Jackson Street United Methodist Church. He wasa devoted father and enjoyed spending time with his family.

Preceding him in death were his grandparents, the Rev. Ray andViolet McDonald, Buddy Hughes and Shirley Hampton.

Survivors are his parents, Mary Hughes Ethridge, of Brookhaven,and Gary Hughes Sr., of Brookhaven; his second mom, Vicki Hughes,of Brookhaven; his children, Kristian Opie Hughes and NaidaMcKenzie Hughes, and Trystan Taylor Smith, all of Brookhaven; hisbrothers, Chris Ethridge and sister-in-law, Sherry, of Brookhaven,and Justin Hughes, and sister-in-law, Anastia, Spencer Hughes andJesse Bobby Hughes, all of Brookhaven; his sisters, Cathy Carlisleand Julie Hughes, both of Brookhaven; grandmother, Bobby Hughes andgrandfather, Jesse Hampton, of Brookhaven; his aunts and uncles,Dennis Windmiller, Faye Windmiller, Marcia Gould, Maggie Gibson,Becky Windmiller Evans, Margie “Dudgie” Lilly and husband, Steve,Brett and Robin Hughes Windmiller, Tammy and Donnie Barrett, AngelaEvans, Lisa Hutcherson, Dawn and Mark Fuller, Chris Hampton andDebbie and Darren Case, and Bonnie and John McCaslin; his niecesand nephews, Destin and Tyler Allen, and Katlyn Carlisle, Xavierand Conner Hughes; his cousins, Mark Brown, Jenna Windmiller,Samantha and Cole Lilly, Tara Falk, Stacy Bellotte, AmandaWindmiller, Tamela Ellis, Kris and Sid Boyte, Solly Brown, Paul andAlicia Windmiller, Candi King, Chasity Pennington, Faith andBrittany Evans, William and Lacy Hutcherson, Jadeyn and JennaFuller, Nathan and Jordan Williams, Amber, John and HeatherMcCaslin and Kylie and Madeline Hampton; and a host of other familymembers and friends.