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Pudgy Forrester, 98, extolled vitures of fun

February 16, 2023

Flora Anne “Pudgy” Hughes Forrester of Pawleys Island lived a long and joyful life in the belief that one must dance, exercise and have fun every single day. She died Feb. 8 at the age of 98.

She was born Feb. 2, 1925, in Florence, the daughter of John James and Elizabeth Gregg Clemmons. A graduate of Limestone College, she worked for a time as a flight attendant for Delta Airlines.

 She was a member of the Assembly, the Debutante Club, the Junior League of Greenville, the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and All Saints Church, where she served on the Altar Guild for 35 years. In addition, she was an avid bridge player, golfer and tennis player.

She loved her God, her life and her family. She was remembered for her dynamic personality, her love of fun, and the “peach fluffs” she made each Fourth of July.

She is survived by three children from her marriage to George Jackson Hughes:  Laura Hughes Graves, George Jackson Hughes Jr. (Velda) and Rita Hughes Waloszczyk (Michael); and two stepchildren she shared with Harrison Smith Forrester: Harrison Smith Forrester Jr. (Stacy) and Jamie Self Forrester; nine grandchildren, Patricia McCrae (Alasdair), Jackson Hughes III (Tara), Harrison Hughes, Anne Carter Hughes MacNabb (Mike), Wyn Kittredge IV (Kari), Jim Lee (Alyson), Chase Forrester, Harrison Forrester III and Shep Forrester; and nine great-grandchildren: Anne Miller MacNabb, London Hughes, Carter MacNabb, Jack Hughes IV, Wyn Kittredge V, Addie Lauren Kittredge, Carter Kittredge, Anders Kittredge, and Wade Lee.

Another stepdaughter, Marsha Forrester, died before her.

Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Springwood Cemetery in Greenville. A reception will follow at Avenue, 110 E. Court Street, Suite 600, Greenville.

A celebration of life will be held Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the DeBordieu Clubhouse.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to All Saints Church, 3560 Kings River Rd., Pawleys Island, S.C. 29585.

Her family thanked Monica Walker, Juanita Walker-Cooper, Keisha “Nikki” Walker and Lucinda Davis for their loving care of Mrs. Forrester over the last year.

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