Funeral Services for Ron Hughes, 51, Burns Flat-Dill City School Superintendent will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017, in the Burns Flat School Gymnasium, officiated by Brother Gary Baird.
Burial will follow in the Sayre Doxey Cemetery in Sayre, Oklahoma, under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton.
Rondal “Ron” G. Hughes was born November 13, 1965, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to Richard D. and Bonnie Sue (Rutledge) Hughes, and passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, in the Grace Living Center in Clinton, Oklahoma.
Ron was raised in Alex, Oklahoma, where he also graduated from high school in 1984. He continued his education at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma in Chickasha, receiving his bachelor’s degree.
Ron began his teaching and coaching career in Chickasha and also taught school and coached in Merritt, Elk City, and Sperry.
He returned back to Southwestern Oklahoma State University and earned his Master’s in Education in 2005.
Ron moved to Burns Flat in the 2005/06 school year as principal, and later became superintendent of the school system until the present.
He was married to Kandii Sanders on March 7, 1992, in Altus, Oklahoma. They have had two beautiful daughters and reside in Burns Flat.
Ron was preceded in death by his mother, Sue Hughes, and father-in-law, Venoy Sanders.
He was a member of the Sayre First Baptist Church and had also been attending the Burns Flat First Baptist Church.
Ron was also a member and served on the appeals board of the OSSAA, Southwest School officials, OSSBA, Carol Maynard Scholarship Board, Carla Black Scholarship Board, Burns Flat-Dill City Education Foundation, and the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administrators.
He loved the outdoors, hunting, and fishing; he was an avid sports fan, and coached many sporting activities, with football being his favorite.
Ron is survived by his wife, Kandii; two daughters, Jordan and Lorsa, all of the home; his father, Richard Hughes and his wife, Betty of Hammon; brother, Rick Hughes and wife, Melea of Tuttle; half sister, Jan McKinney; mother-in-law, Gail Skipworth and husband, J.W. of Elk City, Oklahoma; brother-in-law, Chris Sanders and wife, Amy of Sentinel; sister-in-law, Jennifer Cleveland and husband, Jason of Reno, Nevada; nieces and nephews, Hunter, Rylee, Mavrick, Kristen, Allison, Jadyn, and Cooper; as well as numerous other family members and friends.
The family has suggested those wanting to give a memorial contribution may do so to the Burns Flat-Dill City Education Foundation, P.O. Box 52, Burns Flat, Oklahoma 73624.