The Hughes Family History

The following is a transcribed copy (including misspellings) of the
obituary notice published on October 18, 1954 in the Union City
Daily Messenger.

Mrs. Weaks
Succumbs

Rites Tuesday At
Hornbeak Church

Mrs. Maggie Weaks, resident of the Hornbeak community for
many years, died at 9 o'clock Sunday night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Mable Griffin in Mayfield, Ky.
Services will be at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon at Hornbeak Methodist
church. Officiating will be the Rev. D.W. Anderson, Tiptonville
Methodist minister, assisted by the Rev. F.R. Bell of Hornbeak.
Interment will be in Hornbeak cemetery under the direction of King
Funeral home of Obion.
Mrs. Weaks was the widow of William Finis Weaks, who died
in 1938. Daughter of John H. and Matilda Clemmons, she was born
in Middle Tennessee but had spent most of her life at Hornbeak.
She had resided with Mrs. Griffin in Mayfield since March.
Mrs. Weaks was a member of the Hornbeak Methodist church.
She leaves four other daughters, Mrs. Mora Egbert of Detroit,
Mrs. Vella Johnson of Plymouth, Mich., Mrs. Lelia Schmaus of
Detroit and Mrs. Bessie Cartwright of Tiptonville; one step-
daughter, Mrs. Alvie Kimball of Clinton, Ky.; two stepsons, Jim Weaks
of Sikeston, Mo and Henry Weaks, also of Missouri; one sister,
Mrs. Lou Patterson of Nashville; two brothers, Bomar Clemmons
and Joe Clemmons of Hornbeak.

A son, Calvin Weaks, died several years ago in Nashville.

• Married: ABT 1893 in Obion Co, Tn (?) ³

1. Mora Weaks
2. Lelia Weaks
3. Samuel Calvin Weaks b: NOV 1895 in Hornbeak, Tn
4. Mona Maple Weaks b: 28 OCT 1897 in Hornbeak, Tn
5. Vella Weaks
6. Bess Weaks
7. Allibell Weaks

1. Note:
   Obion County Library Cemetery records
2. Note:
   Social Security application of Mona Weaks
3. Note:
   1900 census