James D. Hughes III

James D. Hughes III, 79, of Forward Twp passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022. He was born in Callery, Pa on May 13, 1942 to the late James and Elizabeth Hughes Jr.. James was employed through Local #66 as a heavy equipment operating engineer and was a member for 50 years. He enjoyed NASCAR, John Wayne movies, his dog Josie, and loved anything John Deere.  James was the father of Patti (Don) Myers and Greg (Diane) Hughes; brother of Vivian Hughes; grandfather of Megan (Scott) Schuller, Bret Myers, Kelli (Matt) Hillwig, Logan Hughes, and Brandon Lambert; great grandfather of Myleigh, Rowan, Joshua, and Keegan. He is also survived by his “forever daughter in law” Laurie Lambert and a large and loving family. James was preceded in death by his wife Alice “Joanne” Hughes on January 31st 2022 and son James “Rick” Hughes. Family and friends received on Monday, February 28, 2022 from 2-4 and 6-7:30 PM at the SPENCER D. GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 140 NEW CASTLE RD, BUTLER, PA 16001. WWW.SPENCERDGEIBEL.COM. A prayer service will immediately follow in the funeral home.