Carrie Ruth Hughes, age 80, of Mt. Vernon died 9:45 p.m. Friday, July 24, 2015 at Mt. Vernon Health Care Center in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015 at Newell Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Rev. Charles Freeman and Rev. Bobby Lee Freeman officiating. Burial will follow at Bethel Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the Church. For more information you may call Newell Funeral Home at 246-0100 or visit at www.newellfuneralhome.com.