David Lee Hughes
David Lee Hughes, 68, Lincoln, born April 6, 1957 to Marilyn J. (Stein) and Raymond L. Hughes, passed away on September 8, 2025.
He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1975. Right after graduation he joined the US Marine Corps; this was his passion as he enjoyed serving in the Marines. In 1979 he was honorably discharged. In 1980 he went and joined the US Army till 1983. During his service in the Army, in 1981 he met his wife Florence Woody, and 2 beautiful sons were born. In 1983 he moved his family from Indiana to Palm Beach, FL, where he went to work for the United States Postal Service for 21 years. In 2003 he retired, and he moved back home to Lincoln, NE for health reasons.
David enjoyed playing & watching baseball, collecting silver and gold coins, history books, games, and puzzles. He loved being around his 2 sons and his 5 grandkids and watching old western movies.
David is survived by his sister, Kimmara R. Hughes of Lincoln; his sons Raymond and Misty Hughes of Port St. Lucia, FL; Randall S. Hughes of Jupiter, FL; 5 grandchildren: Kolbe M. and Andrea Hughes of Whittier, NC; Alex Hughes, Haley Hughes, Emily Hughes of Port St. Lucia, FL; Amber Woody of Jupiter, FL.
David was preceded in death by his father Raymond Lee Hughes, mother Marilyn J. Hughes (Stein), and brother Brian L. Hughes.
A Graveside Service will be held October 14, 2025 at 1:30 pm at the Omaha National Cemetery: 14250 Schramm Rd, Omaha, NE 68138 in honor of David’s service to the Marines & Army. Also, there will be immediate family services to be held at a later date in Florida to release his ashes.
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My brother Dave,
Today the Lord decided to take you from me,
As your body could not take the pain no more.
My brother Dave,
Even though your body may be gone,
I will still see your image standing in front of me,
thru the visions of my eyes.
My brother Dave,
Even though I am unable to hear your voice out loud no more,
I know I will still hear your softly whispers thru the winding winds in my ears.
My brother Dave,
All thru our lives,
We’ve seen and been thru so much,
we had hard times, dramatize times, sad times, bad times, good times, and happy times together,
but, somehow we stayed strong and stood by each other all the way to the end.
My brother Dave,
I’m so glad and honored to have called you and had you as my big brother,
You were always there for me when,
I needed an ear to hear me,
Your eyes that guided me in the right direction,
Your voice that spoke for me when no one understood me.
My brother Dave,
As you leave this earth,
and walk thru heavens gates,
your soul has been lifted into a peaceful place,
you will be united with all our loved ones,
and will live pain free and happy once again.
My brother Dave,
I want to say these last words to you again,
I love you so very much,
and thank-you for being,
My brother Dave.
So sorry for your loss, Kim. You were a wonderful sister to him!
Kimmara and family, my heart goes out to all of you at this difficult time. I encourage you to celebrate the good memories and happy times. Wishing you peace.
Dave, your presence in our lives was a true blessing. And your memory will forever be a part of our story. Will love you always ❤️
My heart is broken Kim, I just wish I had known Dave! So far away, it’s just not right, please know I love you ❤️
To the Hughes family, my sincere condolences from the Cunningham family, as we are related and wanted to share our blessing of thoughts to your families.