Stephen Lee Hughes Jr. “Scooby”, of Marshall, Arkansas died Saturday, January 22, 2022 at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on July 1, 1970 to Stephen Lee Hughes and Cheryl Lynn McDowell Rowden.

He worked at Ozark Timber for 18 years. Afterwards he worked as a truck driver for 10 years until his retirement. He never met a stranger and was a man of amazing character.

He had a servant’s heart and enjoyed helping people. Scooby had many close friends that he considered “brothers” and “sisters”. He loved his family dearly and his huge heart and personality will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife of 27 years, Dolores Rathe Hughes “Dee” of the home; children, Shelby McClean (Ashley) of Cedar Rapids, IA, Trent Allen Hughes of Marshall, Summer Marie Hughes of Marshall and Holly Lynn House (Jamie) of Marshall; grandchildren, Oakley Madallyn Lemmons of Marshall and Parker Ray Lemmons, also of Marshall; dad, Stephen Lee Hughes (Janet) of Arlington, TX; mother, Cheryl Lynn Rowden of Marshall; brothers, Howard Hughes (Amy) of Cleburne,TX and Alex Hughes (Brittany) of Fort Worth, TX; mother and father-in-law, Mary and Dallas Rathe of Lamont, IA; brothers-in-law, Todd Rathe (Robin) of Mequon, WI, Tim Rathe (Carol) of Lamont, IA and Ryan Rathe (Clancy) of AZ and all of their families; and many cousins, aunts, uncles, extended family and wonderful friends who will also mourn his passing.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, John and Evelyn McDowell and Eugene and Dorothy Hughes; step-dad, Gary Lynn Rowden; uncle, David Hughes; and cousins, Shannon Hughes and Jay Allen Atwood.

Memorial services for him were 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Roller-Coffman Chapel in Marshall, Arkansas with Bro. Jackie Smithson officiating.