Blakely Ruth Hughes' Obituary
Blakely Hughes Obituary
Services honoring and remembering Blakely Ruth Hughes will be held 11 AM Friday, October 22, 2021 at the Evergreen Baptist Church in Bixby. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery in Checotah. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 PM Thursday evening at Bixby-South Tulsa Funeral Service. Blakely entered this world October 10, 2016 at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Her first year of life was spent living at Saint Francis Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, as well as the Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, undergoing multiple heart surgeries during that time. Blakely’s miraculous life was such a joy to so many people who were blessed enough to have known her.The Little Lighthouse school in Tulsa was Blakely’s home away from home. She wholeheartedly loved all her friends and teachers there. Blakely smiled every day at drop off, looking forward to everything the day ahead might bring her way. Blakely loved princesses, including Elsa, Anna, Rapunzel, and Raya the Dragon. Though she loved her princesses, Olaf was her JAM! She loved camping, especially at the Marvel Resort along the Illinois River. Her family will be forever grateful for the pop-up camper donated by the Make A Wish Foundation. Blakely’s ipad was practically glued to her precious hands at all times. She loved watching YouTube videos and forming sentences through her LAMP program. May Blakely’s memory be eternal among a host of family and friends who loved her.Blakely is survived by her parents, Carson and Miranda Hughes; her brother, Waylon (to whom Blakely loved being his Big Sissy); her GiGi and PaPa, Mike and Cleo Garbee; her Grandma and Grandpa, Billy and Rhonda Hughes; her great grandparents, MiMi and Bud Garbee; her aunt, Madison Garbee and fiancé, Pryce Stickney, aunt, Mikela Boling and uncle Hayden, and their children, Bella (Blakely’s best friend), Kloe, Maddie, Zane, and Zachary; uncle Chris Hughes and aunt Kim, and their children, Zac, Kaedan, and Carter; aunt, Cierra Schultz and uncle Rick, and their children, Dare and Danika; aunt, Eva and uncle Billy; aunt, Jenny and uncle Rich Forsyth, aunt, Kendall and uncle Marc Slocum, aunt, Dawn and uncle Dwayne Baxter; great aunt, Cindy Garbee, great aunt, Annie and great uncle William Hill, great aunt, Renee and great uncle Robert Howard; as well as her cousins, Ashton, Bradley, Cannon, Braxton, Charlie, Piper, and Arielle. Blakely was preceded in death by her uncles, Cody Hughes and Brandon Gorbet; great grandma, Delores Wadsworth (her oxygen buddy), great grandma, Nada and great grandpa, J.P. Gorbet, grandma, Linda Hughes, great Nana, Betty and great papa, George, great papa, Cline Wadsworth; and her great uncle, Leonard Gorbet.Memorial contributions may be directed to: The Little Lighthouse 5120 E 36th StreetTulsa, OK 74135918-664-6746https://give.littlelighthouse.org/participants/201886-blakely-hughes?fbclid=IwAR0_t7SDDBXOmeE9f3XJsnkpQxoFmnNfoRiMtqp0rzdAbFbJjcZrHuvOUy8
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