Obituary of Shirley Marina Hughes

January 19, 1935 – Calgary, Alberta

March 13, 2024 – Calgary, Alberta

Shirley Hughes (nee Thompson) passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at the age of 89 years. Shirley was born on January 19, 1935, and was raised in Calgary, before moving to Lethbridge with David in 1960, where their three children were born and raised. They moved back to Calgary in 2021.

Shirley made a lifetime commitment to be a loving wife and devoted mom, whose top priority was her children. She enjoyed her many years as a member of the Family YMCA, participating in family swims, playing racquetball, and watching her children taking swimming lessons. Shirley was also a member of the Lethbridge Country Club and enjoyed golfing and socializing with her friends. For many years, she was an active member of the Kinette Club and was also active at her church as a member of the Sanctuary Guild both in Calgary and Lethbridge.

Shirley loved reading, playing cards, and board games, especially Word Search, Solitaire, Canasta, Scrabble, and Backgammon. She was an enthusiastic follower of the Calgary Flames, whether seeing them in person or on TV (she was known to occasionally yell at the TV), and she enjoyed watching tennis. She also loved travelling and seeing the world by going on cruises and travelling by land or air. When David retired, they enjoyed their time in Arizona, California, and Montana.

Shirley was a kind and generous person, and with David made many charitable donations to various organizations in Lethbridge. Education and youth programs were high priorities.

Along with her loving husband David, she is survived by their three children: Brenda Hughes, her husband Jim Duggan, with their son Ryan; Gail and Trevor Lamb with their two sons, Dean and Troy (Brie) - Dean and Troy called Shirley “Maga”, and she loved this special name; Michael and Maxine Hughes with their daughter Rachel; her brother-in-law Murray Hughes, sister-in-law Catherine Hughes, and many nieces and nephews.

Shirley is predeceased by her parents, William and Evelyn Thompson; her father and mother-in-law, Douglas and Ruby Hughes; sister Gladys Kunsch, brothers, William Thompson and Gordon Thompson; brothers-in-law, Don Hughes and Wilhelm Kunsch; along with sisters-in-law, Shirley Hughes, Norah Thompson, and Shirley Thompson; and nephew Bill Thompson.

If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made in memory of Shirley directly to St. Augustine’s Anglican Church, 411-11 Street South, Lethbridge, AB, T1J 2N9, Telephone: 403-327-3970, www.staug.org.

Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed with Shirley’s family here.

In living memory of Shirley Hughes, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Park Memorial, 5008 Elbow Drive SW, Calgary, AB T2S 2L5, Telephone: 403-243-8200.