Teri Hughes

TERI HANNUM HUGHES

Teri Hannum Hughes, age 43, of 31 Trapper Lane, died Monday, November 3, at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC.

Born in of Alexandria, Louisiana, Teri is the daughter of Ross A. and Minnie Metts Hannum of Panama City Beach, Florida. She was a graduate of G. W. Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama and Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama and received her Masters of Arts in Teaching Degree from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. She was employed as an English and Drama teacher at Pisgah High School for the Haywood County School System. She had been active in mentoring teachers and was a founding member of the Alabama Dance Theatre. She was also selected in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities and was a candidate for National Teachers Certification.

Surviving in addition to her parents is her husband of 16 years, Christopher B. Hughes; two stepsons, Chris Hughes, of Asheville and Will Hughes of Nashville, Tennessee; two ''sisters,'' Jackie Berry and Alberta Rector. Teri leaves a living legacy of family, friends, and students. She is part of the Body of Christ and joins the Great Cloud of Witnesses.

A celebration of life service will be held on Friday, November 7, 2003 at 6:00 p.m. at Shackford Hall at Lake Junaluska Assembly with Reverends Katie and Kris Bryant officiating. Preparation of the sacred space in Shackford Auditorium will begin at 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning. Friends are invited to bring a personal remembrance of Teri. Tokens of love, appreciation, and personal memories are to be placed on the altar and around the room throughout these two days. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2003 at Shackford Hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Teri Hannum Hughes Performing Arts Scholarship, c/o Haywood County Schools Foundation, 1615 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786.

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