Funeral services for Dannie Hughes, age 68, of McIntosh, SD, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in McIntosh, SD. Pastor Tottie Lenerville will officiate with burial to follow in the McIntosh City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday morning.
Dannie Ralph Hughes was born on June 13, 1945, in Mott, ND, to Ralph ""Tubby"" and Dorothy (Delano) Hughes. He attended school in Haynes, ND, before moving with his family to McIntosh. Dannie graduated from McIntosh High School.
On September 15, 1963, he was united in marriage to LeAnn Swanston. Two children were born to this union, Doug and Karla. Dannie worked at the McIntosh Co-op and also did custom harvesting and over the road trucking. He sold his truck and then began working at the McIntosh Implement.
Dannie then started working for the City of McIntosh where he was the maintenance worker and city cop until his retirement in 2011. Dannie enjoyed fishing, hunting, and playing cards. He loved spending his summers camping and fishing at Mobridge with his granddaughter, Tara and his wife, LeAnn. Dannie also enjoyed shooting trap.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in McIntosh, the McIntosh Fire Department, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the National Rifle Association.
Dannie passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2014 at the Mobridge Regional Hospital in Mobridge, SD.
He is survived by his wife, LeAnn Hughes, McIntosh, SD; daughter, Karla Thompson and her husband Terry, Woodbrige, VA; son, Doug Hughes and friend Terrie Persinger, Cocoa, FL; granddaughter, Tara Thompson; sister, Joyce Klaudt, Lemmon, SD; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family.
Dannie was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph ""Tubby"" and Dorothy Hughes; sister, Della Althens and her husband, Chuck; brothers-in-law, Alvin Klaudt and Larry Swanston; and sister-in-law, Karen Hanson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or the McIntosh chapter of the NRA.