Gloria H. Fuqua

Gloria McGuffee Hughes Fuqua

July 28, 1941 to March 14, 2025

With our hearts filled with both sorrow and the peace of knowing she is in the loving arms of our Savior, we announce the passing of Gloria, a devoted wife, loving mother, and a woman of unwavering faith on March 14, 2025 at the age of 83 at Golden Age Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. As a young mother, she was a stay-at-home mom who was active with her four children. As her children grew, she served as a church secretary and eventually retired from being a teacher’s aide for special needs children. She found joy in serving others, sharing her faith, and spending time with loved ones. She had a warm heart and always ready with a kind word and a helping hand. She was always someone her children could go to for advice, love and support.

She was a long-time resident of Denham Springs and

Baker, Louisiana. She is survived by her husband, Don Fuqua, her children, Darlene Whittlesy (Stephen), DeAnna Cole (Lance), Damon Hughes (Christie), her grandchildren Kolby, Savannah, River, Blake, Kyle, Cade, Micah, Haven and two great grandchildren Vivian & Lilith, her sibling Doyce McGuffee (Linda). Gloria was preceded in death by her parents Shelley and Eathel Horn McGuffee, sister Sylvia Gathright (Herbert), brother Merrell McGuffee (Betty), first husband Dr. David Hughes, and son Houston David Hughes Jr.

We would like to thank all the staff at Golden Age Nursing Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center and Baton Rouge Hospice for their compassion and care given to our mother.

As we honor her wishes, a small graveside service to celebrate Gloria McGuffee Hughes Fuqua will be directed through Riser and Son Funeral Home and held at Rosefield Cemetery in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana on Saturday, March 22nd at 11am. In lieu of flowers, the family request a donation to your church in honor of our mother.

Her memory will forever be etched in our hearts, and we will miss her dearly. May her example of faith and love continue to guide us.