{"id":21160,"date":"2025-12-09T15:35:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T15:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/?p=21160"},"modified":"2025-12-11T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T15:35:35","slug":"william-bill-arthur-hughes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/william-bill-arthur-hughes\/","title":{"rendered":"William \u201cBill\u201d Arthur Hughes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21161 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bill-Hughes.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Hughes\n\" width=\"420\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bill-Hughes.jpg 420w, https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Bill-Hughes-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>William \u201cBill\u201d Arthur Hughes, of Rayville, Missouri, left his earthly home to be in the arms of our Lord on December 9, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was born August 13, 1952 in Chillicothe, MO, to Ilda Bell (Stoffregen) and Earl Junior Hughes, which preceded him in death. He was the second of six children.<\/p>\n<p>Bill graduated high school and joined the Air Force. After serving his country, he went to college at Central Missouri State University, and majored in computer science. He made a career as a computer programmer.<\/p>\n<p>He met his wife, Juanita Ann (Brown), who preceded him in death. They met on a blind date, and they went on to be married in February 1989. In those 36 years of being together, they had two children, John David (his wife Seanie), and<br \/>\nChristina Lee (her husband Tony). Bill was an exceptional PaPa to four grandchildren, Kara, Alex, Addisen and Blake.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was the best story and joke teller. He was a passionate pool player and loved teaching others to play. Bill loved being outdoors and the beauty of nature. Bill was an avid morel mushroom hunter. He was the morel \u201cmushroom dealer\u201d for many of the family.<\/p>\n<p>Bill was the kindest soul, and friend to many. Bill\u2019s faith was unmatched. Bill loved sharing the word of God with anyone who would listen. He will be truly missed by all who knew him.<\/p>\n<p>Arrangements in care of Bross &amp; Spidle Funeral Home, Excelsior Springs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-bottom-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21160?print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brossspidlemonuments.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William \u201cBill\u201d Arthur Hughes, of Rayville, Missouri, left his earthly home to be in the arms of our Lord on 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