Odetta Mae (Stonefield) Hughes
March 5, 1933 – June 10, 2022
Odetta Mae Hughes of Clatskanie, Ore, who was born and raised in Yachats, passed away June 10, 2022 at her home.
Odetta was born to Albert C. Stonefield and Alice P. (Daigle) Stonefield on March 5, 1933, in Yachats, where she grew up and attended school.
Odetta married Ronald Petrick in 1951 and together they had three children: Julia, Charles, and David. After her marriage to Ron ended, Odetta married Raymond Hughes in 1960 and had two children, Steve and Phyllis.
Odetta worked as a bookkeeper by profession. She loved gardening, being outdoors, and hunting with her husband and children. She enjoyed learning how to complete a multitude of different crafts from soap making to leatherwork to jigsaw puzzles. She was an avid gardener, quilter, and was active in her local church community.
She was a faithful servant of Christ and after years of prayers was able to lead her husband to the Lord before his passing on Jan. 23, 2008.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Raymond, sisters Muriel, Beryl, and Polly, and grandson Daniel. Surviving are her five children Julia Read, Charlie Petrick, David Hughes, Steve Hughes, and Phyllis Castle, nine grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild, and five nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. July 22 at Mayger Downing Community Church in Clatskanie.