Tearful guests poured into the Cartwright First Baptist Church to honor the life of Dakota Cheyenne Hughes. "Dakota will never be forgotten," says Kimberly Picens, a family friend. Three weeks before her 12th birthday, she was found dead in her aunt's home. According to investigators, her body showed signs of struggle. Now, the entire incident is leaving loved ones somewhat lost. "I am very sad that the world's got to be an empty place without Dakota," says Picens. Rather than spending time on swings and slides outside a hometown church, Hughes was taken inside, where loved ones could try to find comfort. At the end of the ceremony, she was brought to her final resting place in Pilot Point, TX.
Durant Daily Democrat
Dakota Cheyenne Hughes, 11, of Cartwright, Okla., passed away in Cartwright Sunday morning Oct. 18, 2009. She was born Nov. 6, 1997, in Dallas County, Texas, to Billy Hughes and Coleen Williams. She had attended school in Princeton, Texas, before moving to Cartwright in 2007 and attended Colbert Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Melba Elvington. She is survived by her father Billy Hughes of Cartwright; mother Coleen Williams of McKinney, Texas; sister Destiny Hughes of Cartwright; grandfather Billy Jack Hughes and aunt Debbie Hughes, both of Cartwright; grandmother Lisa Cregg and grandfather Donnie Williams, both of McKinney, Texas; uncle Riley Cregg of Denison, Texas; great-grandfather Glenn Kanady and great-grandmother Lena Williams of McKinney, Texas. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Cartwright, with Bro. Ray Earley officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Keith, Riley Cregg, Chance Vaughn, Brandon Hughes, Bryan Hughes and Ben Winters. Burial will follow in the Pilot Point Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas. Family night will be from 7-8 p.m. today at Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. The Family requests donations for funeral expenses be sent to Cunningham Funeral Home P.O. Box 387 Colbert, Okla., 74733. Arrangements have been entrusted to Carl Cunningham and Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert.
Durant Daily Democrat
Dakota Cheyenne Hughes, 11, of Cartwright, Okla., passed away in Cartwright Sunday morning Oct. 18, 2009. She was born Nov. 6, 1997, in Dallas County, Texas, to Billy Hughes and Coleen Williams. She had attended school in Princeton, Texas, before moving to Cartwright in 2007 and attended Colbert Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Melba Elvington. She is survived by her father Billy Hughes of Cartwright; mother Coleen Williams of McKinney, Texas; sister Destiny Hughes of Cartwright; grandfather Billy Jack Hughes and aunt Debbie Hughes, both of Cartwright; grandmother Lisa Cregg and grandfather Donnie Williams, both of McKinney, Texas; uncle Riley Cregg of Denison, Texas; great-grandfather Glenn Kanady and great-grandmother Lena Williams of McKinney, Texas. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Cartwright, with Bro. Ray Earley officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Keith, Riley Cregg, Chance Vaughn, Brandon Hughes, Bryan Hughes and Ben Winters. Burial will follow in the Pilot Point Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas. Family night will be from 7-8 p.m. today at Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. The Family requests donations for funeral expenses be sent to Cunningham Funeral Home P.O. Box 387 Colbert, Okla., 74733. Arrangements have been entrusted to Carl Cunningham and Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert.
Tearful guests poured into the Cartwright First Baptist Church to honor the life of Dakota Cheyenne Hughes. "Dakota will never be forgotten," says Kimberly Picens, a family friend. Three weeks before her 12th birthday, she was found dead in her aunt's home. According to investigators, her body showed signs of struggle. Now, the entire incident is leaving loved ones somewhat lost. "I am very sad that the world's got to be an empty place without Dakota," says Picens. Rather than spending time on swings and slides outside a hometown church, Hughes was taken inside, where loved ones could try to find comfort. At the end of the ceremony, she was brought to her final resting place in Pilot Point, TX.
Durant Daily Democrat
Dakota Cheyenne Hughes, 11, of Cartwright, Okla., passed away in Cartwright Sunday morning Oct. 18, 2009. She was born Nov. 6, 1997, in Dallas County, Texas, to Billy Hughes and Coleen Williams. She had attended school in Princeton, Texas, before moving to Cartwright in 2007 and attended Colbert Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Melba Elvington. She is survived by her father Billy Hughes of Cartwright; mother Coleen Williams of McKinney, Texas; sister Destiny Hughes of Cartwright; grandfather Billy Jack Hughes and aunt Debbie Hughes, both of Cartwright; grandmother Lisa Cregg and grandfather Donnie Williams, both of McKinney, Texas; uncle Riley Cregg of Denison, Texas; great-grandfather Glenn Kanady and great-grandmother Lena Williams of McKinney, Texas. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Cartwright, with Bro. Ray Earley officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Keith, Riley Cregg, Chance Vaughn, Brandon Hughes, Bryan Hughes and Ben Winters. Burial will follow in the Pilot Point Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas. Family night will be from 7-8 p.m. today at Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. The Family requests donations for funeral expenses be sent to Cunningham Funeral Home P.O. Box 387 Colbert, Okla., 74733. Arrangements have been entrusted to Carl Cunningham and Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert.
Durant Daily Democrat
Dakota Cheyenne Hughes, 11, of Cartwright, Okla., passed away in Cartwright Sunday morning Oct. 18, 2009. She was born Nov. 6, 1997, in Dallas County, Texas, to Billy Hughes and Coleen Williams. She had attended school in Princeton, Texas, before moving to Cartwright in 2007 and attended Colbert Elementary School. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Melba Elvington. She is survived by her father Billy Hughes of Cartwright; mother Coleen Williams of McKinney, Texas; sister Destiny Hughes of Cartwright; grandfather Billy Jack Hughes and aunt Debbie Hughes, both of Cartwright; grandmother Lisa Cregg and grandfather Donnie Williams, both of McKinney, Texas; uncle Riley Cregg of Denison, Texas; great-grandfather Glenn Kanady and great-grandmother Lena Williams of McKinney, Texas. Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Cartwright, with Bro. Ray Earley officiating. Pallbearers will be Jeremy Keith, Riley Cregg, Chance Vaughn, Brandon Hughes, Bryan Hughes and Ben Winters. Burial will follow in the Pilot Point Cemetery in Pilot Point, Texas. Family night will be from 7-8 p.m. today at Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert. The Family requests donations for funeral expenses be sent to Cunningham Funeral Home P.O. Box 387 Colbert, Okla., 74733. Arrangements have been entrusted to Carl Cunningham and Cunningham Funeral Home in Colbert.
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