Diana Joan Griffith Hughes

Mrs. Diana Joan Griffith Hughes, 72, of Neeses, South Carolina passed away on Friday, March 12, 2021 at Myers Residential Care after a prolonged illness. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Neeses Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Templeton officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:30 AM until 11:00 AM at the cemetery. Mrs. Hughes was born on January 7, 1949 at Eglin Air Force Base, FL, a daughter of the late Lloyd Howard Griffith, Sr. and the late Margaret Haralson Griffith. She was employed by Utica Tool Corporation, Sandlapper Publishing, and the SC Department of Highways and Public Transportation. She was a past member of the Neeses Volunteer Fire department. She was an accomplished seamstress who sewed Revolutionary War costumes for the 1976 Bicentennial Parade and participated as Betty Ross, and an artist who contributed to Neeses Farm Museum and the town’s Mushroom Festivals. Survivors include her children, Michael Fulton Hughes, Jr. of North, SC and Candice Eva Diana Hughes of New Orleans, LA; grandchildren, John Michael Douglas, Olivia Douglas (Robert) Plunkett, Emma Margaret Hughes, Lloyd K.P. Hughes; three great grandchildren; sister, Barbara Griffith (Allen) Antley; brother, Joel Love (Sandra) Griffith; and a number of nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law, Lloyd Howard “Tootie” (Margaret) Griffith, Jr. Special thanks to Mary Myers and the staff and residents of Myers Residential Care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Neeses Baptist Church, 6412 Savannah Highway, Neeses, SC 29107. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.mcalhanyfuneralhome.com. Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home is assisting the family.