Paula Renee Hughes

Paula Renee Hughes, loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt passed away peacefully at her home in Casper, Wyoming with both of her daughters and her sister by her side on March 1, 2022. After a 4 year long battle with colon cancer, she put down her sword, spread her wings, and went home to be with her late brother and sister.

Paula was born in El Mirage, Arizona to parents Johnny Paul Pruett and Mary Magdeline Brummett June 30, 1965. She spent most of her childhood and adult life in Arizona and some of her childhood in Oregon, where her family lived and worked on agricultural farms.

Paula had many occupations throughout her life that were centered around caring for others. After working at restaurants as a teen and young adult, she worked for Wickenburg hospital as a certified nursing assistant and emergency room technician. Paula also worked as an EMT/Firefighter for the Black Mountain Bike Track and Speedworld Race Track in Arizona where she made close lifetime friends. She also volunteered for the Circle City/ Morristown Fire Department in Arizona. After that Paula cared for abused women as a domestic violence advocate at a women and children's safe house called Eve's Place for many years and then went on to become an in-home caregiver for many years after that. She ended her career working as a MED TECH/Caregiver for a memory care unit at Beattitudes in Phoenix, Arizona before her illness forced her to quit working. Paula touched the lives of so many people and she cared for them with kindness, patience, love and empathy. She treated her patients like her own family.

Paula is deeply missed and survived by her four children, Karen (Brian) Boussu, John Hughes, Travis (Noel Borkowski) Hughes, and Reba (Roderic Hall) Hughes; Her pride and joy were her six grandchildren, Landen Boussu, Destin Boussu, Auron Hall, Arsen Hall, Melody Hughes and John Isaac Hughes. The love that she shared with her grandchildren will forever be imprinted on their hearts. Paula was also survived by her brothers, Michael Pruett and James Pruett; as well as her sister, Norma Pruett Smith. Paula loved her nieces and nephews like her own and will be remembered by her nieces, Tiffany Pruett, Lacey Smith, Jolene Cooperrider, Briana Teller, Madelyn Pruett; and her nephews, Patrick James Pruett, Nathan Cooperrider, David Smith, Joel Smith, Joshua Merriefield, Johnny Paul Pruett and Jeremiah Pruett.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Johnny Paul and Mary, her oldest brother, Johnny Ray and her little sister, Carrie Pruett. Paula will also be reunited with her nephews, Michael and Joseph Pruett in heaven along with her grandparents and other family members and friends.

Paula will be remembered for her creativity and passions. She was an especially talented artist that really shined in desert landscape drawings. She also loved to play the computer game World of Warcraft where she made many life-long friends. Paula loved to cook big, beautiful meals and listen to music and sing. She was especially fond of older country music that her and her mother would sing together. Most of all Paula enjoyed time with her family. She always made sure that everyone of her family members felt loved and accepted and her comforting advice will be greatly missed.

Paula will be remembered for many things, but mostly for her kind and caring soul. The love that she shared will be continued through all that knew her.

She will be laid to rest with her late sister, Carrie Pruett on March 19, 2022 in Wittmann, Arizona and a Celebration of Life will be held soon after.

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