Carrie Lynn Hughes, 48, died peacefully on Thursday, December 9th, 2021 surrounded by her loving family and friends in Krebs, Oklahoma, after a courageous battle with cancer. A funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 13, 2021 at the Pittsburg County Expo Center officiated by Ben Murdaugh and Cindy Baugh. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester with Department of Corrections Honors. Pallbearers will be, Westley Baugh, Lana Boyce, Angel Bernhardt, Kathi Willcutt, Larry Long, Leslie Walton. Carrie was born on April 25,1973 in Edmond, Ok to Hoyt Edward Hughes and Carrie Lou Hughes. She graduated high school at Crowder, Ok in 1991. Carrie had retired from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in May of 2015 after 20 years of service. She went on to work at Carl Albert Mental Health Center in McAlester until June of 2020. She needed to be able to concentrate on her battle with cancer. Carrie was happily married to Kelly Hughes, on November 7, 2015 who has been her partner and true love in life for almost 22 years. Carrie was a devoted spouse to Kelly and parent to her girls. She had a very special relationship to grandson Noah Day and thought he hung the moon! She enjoyed traveling, camping, ATV riding and spending time with her friends and family. Carrie was nicknamed the "Mayor" many years ago by Lana because of her happy social skills. She never met a stranger, and she would do anything for a friend in need. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends that loved and knew her. Carrie's beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of those she is survived by: Spouse Kelly Hughes of the home; daughter Amy Buie of Krebs; daughter Nicole Smith of McAlester; grandsons Noah Day and Benjamin Buie of Krebs, mother Carrie Lou Hughes of McAlester; sister Rhonda Bailey and Doyle Bailey of Tulsa; sister Leslie Fling and Mike Fling of Edmond; nephew Tyler Fling of Atlanta; niece Kinsey Fling of Edmond; father in law and mother in law, Dean and Joan Tannehill of McAlester; sister in law, Donna Espinoza of Krebs; brother in law Gary Tannehill of Broken Arrow; several loving uncles, aunts, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father Hoyt Edward Hughes; maternal and paternal grandparents. A special thank you to our dear friends who have gone above and beyond in friendship to us. Westley and Cindy Baugh; Toni Vaught and Lana Boyce; Kathi Willcutt; Bea Glover; Leslie Walton and James Hulvey; Angel Bernhardt and Tommie Hamilton; Erin Adkisson.

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