Obituary of Kenny A. Hughes

age 60, Pine City, New York passed away unexpectedly on May 24, 2024

Kenny was born on November 30, 1963, in Elmira, NY to Ann Tamara Freeman and Robert A. Hughes.  He is preceded in death by father Robert A. Hughes; step-father Daryl A. Freeman; grandparents James and Dorothy Hughes; grandparents Louis M. and Patricia J. Tamara; mother-in-law and father-in-law Jeanette and Theodore Chesebro; aunt Patricia L. Russick; uncle Louis N. Tamara; niece Olivia Hughes.

Kenny is survived by his loving wife, Christy; loving daughter and son-in-law Jessica L. and John Phelps (Vestal, NY); loving son and daughter-in-law James T. and Brittany Hughes (Horseheads, NY); beloved grandchildren, Sophia and Elaina; mother Ann M. Freeman (Pine City, NY); step-mother Kay Hughes (Burdett, NY); brothers, Timothy M. Hughes with Kim Cady (Montour Falls, NY); Gary E. Hughes with Jane Simpson (Waverly, NY); sisters, Christine M. Aug with Joe Aug (Charlotte, NC); Kimberly A. Hughes with Martin McInerny, (Elmira, NY); aunts, Frances J. Tamara (Elmira Heights, NY) and Donna Hughes (Elmira, NY); uncle Stephen G. Russick (Atlanta, GA); brothers-in-law, Rick Chesebro (Hagerstown, MD); Tom Chesebro with Aubrey Chesbro (Keuka Lake, NY); Steve Chesebro with Joan (Horseheads, NY); sister-in-law Bonnie Gibbs with Billy Gibbs (Corning, NY); along with many other family members and friends. 

As a teenager, Kenny had a passion for cars and dreamt of owning his own business.  He successfully achieved that dream with the help and support of his beloved wife Christy, always by his side.  Over the next 40 years, that business grew and flourished.

Kenny was a loving husband, father, grandfather (Poppa), brother, uncle, and son.  He had an endless love for his family and a passion for life.  He enjoyed the people he met each day through his business.  He loved animals, especially his kitty Twinky.  Kenny was a mentor to his children and to others as well.  His sense of humor was contagious.

God blessed Kenny with a genuine spirit of love and compassion for all. He treated everyone he met equally, and his quiet good deeds were a testament to those fundamental values he learned as a child.  He proved every day that it was better to give than to receive.  Kenny was an organ donor, a giver to the end, but medical problems prevented that.  His family learned so much from him and now we will have to learn to live without him.  Go with the angels, Kenny, until we all meet again.

Family and friends are invited to McInerny Funeral Home, 502 W Water Street, Elmira, on Friday, May 31, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with a funeral service to follow at 6:15 p.m. A livestream of the service will be on YouTube; please subscribe to McInerny Funeral Home.

Donations may be made to the SPCA, 2435 NY-352, Elmira, NY 14903.