Florence Beatrice (Bea) Hughes
Peacefully at the Maxville Manor on Thursday, February 4, 2016, Florence Beatrice (Bea) Hughes (nee Campbell); age 98 years. Bea was born in Harrington, Québec on June 5, 1917. Beloved wife of the late Donald Maurice Hughes. Predeceased by her parents Roderick Campbell and Euphemia Gauley, and her brothers Alvin, Stanley and Vernon. She will be missed by her surviving sisters Leona Pearson and Iris MacRae and numerous nephews and nieces. During World War II she worked at the Vicker’s Aircraft Factory in Cartierville (a suburb of Montreal) where they built Canso Flying Boats for the RCAF. She met her husband there while he was a member of the RCAF inspecting the Canso’s as they came off the assembly line. She was an active golfer (Renfrew Golf & County and then Cedarhill Golf and Country Club after moving from Cobden to Ottawa). She also enjoyed sport fishing, curling and skiing (both downhill and cross country) and bridge into her 90’s. A special thanks to the kind and caring staff at Maxville Manor and to Fleurette for the compassionate time she spent with Bea over the years at Maxville Manor. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of the Munro & Morris Funeral Homes Ltd., (613-525-2772). A graveside service will be held in Cobden in the spring. As expressions of sympathy Memorial Donations to the Maxville Manor Foundation, 80 Mechanic St. W., Maxville, Ontario K0C 1T0 or online at http://www.maxvillemanor.ca/foundation.html would be appreciated by the family. As a Memorial to Bea a tree will be planted in Memory Woods. A tree grows – memories live. Condolences may be made online at www.munromorris.com
