Laura Hughes
| Date of Interment or Death | 08/03/1959 |
|---|---|
| Location | Garden of the Christus |
| Block and Lot | 027A |
| Grave | 4 |
Obituary
Mrs. R. Hughes Died Sunday In Hospital
Mrs. R. J. (Laura) Hughes, who had been ill several months and hospitalized since June 15th, died Sunday noon at St. Francis hospital. Funeral services are to be held from Schmitt-Poulton Funeral Home Wednesday at two o’clock and final interment will be in Fairview Memorial Garden later. Laura Taylor was born at DeLamere in Rosemeade township April 19, 1903. She later used the township name for the pottery she designed. In her early years she attended school in DeLamere, Lisbon and later came to Science School. She attended Valley City Teachers college and was at the University two years. She taught school in several counties in the western part of the state: Menoken, Wishek and Gackle.
At one time she was hired by the government to teach the art of pottery making in Mandan. During the New York World’s Fair in 1939 she demonstrated making pottery at the U.S. government building and it was at this time she became acquainted with Mr. Hughes.
On Jan. 1, 1940 Laura Taylor and Mr. Hughes started the Wahpeton Pottery company and the nationally known Rosemeade line of pottery was designed and manufactured. In August 1943 they were united in marriage in Wahpeton.
They had lived here since that time and Mrs. Hughes continued to be active in pottery. Her art lines were shown in several state exhibitions and pictured in the National Geographic magazine in an article on North Dakota. She is in the current film, “Changing North Dakota.” She was a member of North Dakota’s “Pen Women” and active to its art department.
She was active in the Business Womans Aid of the Congregational church.
One of her last activities was directing the redecorating of the Hughes home, using colors in a favorite picture and displaying some of the many works of art which she and her husband collected on various trips, as well as family heirlooms.
Mrs. Hughes joined her husband in his keen interest in the city’s park system and with him, was a sponsor of the Richland County Historical Society.
Survivors are her husband, her mother, Mrs. Edith Taylor, of Lisbon; two brothers, Berton D. Taylor, of Spokane, Wash., R. L. Taylor, Langley, Wash.; three sisters, Mrs. Victor Stanley, DeLamere; Mrs. Jos. Gregor, Lisbon and Mrs. W. L. Johnson, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Her father, Julius Taylor, died in 1936 and a brother, Julius in 1918.
Rev. Frank Hirons will officiate at the final rites. Honoary pallbearers will be nephews Lester Gregor, Darel and Jefferson Stanley, Ronald Beem and brothers, Berton and Reginald Taylor.
Location
The Garden of the Christus is located in the Memorial Gardens, which comprises the northern half of the cemetery.