James Orville Hughes was born August 25, 1953, in Boone, Iowa. He was the son of Leslie and Merry Williams Hughes. He married Michelle Sterk, June 18, 1991 in Catalina, California. He owned an auto repair shop and worked for Snap on Tools in California. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas from Indianola, Iowa in May, 2000. He was a member of the Benevolent Paternal Order of Elks in Mountain Home. James Orville Hughes passed away , March 23, 2006, at the age of 52 years, 6 months and 28 days. Survivors: Wife of fourteen years, Shelly Hughes of Norfork, Arkansas; and two sisters, Ada Hughes and Rhonda Hughes Preceded in Death by: His parents and two sisters Funeral: Private