Edward Lee (Scooter) Hughes II, the son of Edward Lee and Shirley Diana (Smith) Hughes, was born December 15, 1958 in Fairfax, Missouri. Scooter attended grade school in Cook, Nebraska, and Graham, Missouri and Burlington Junction, Missouri, where he graduated from Burlington Junction High School in 1977. Scooter then attended college at Highland Community College, Highland, Kansas, graduating with an Associates Degree in Biological Sciences.

On February 10, 1984, Scooter was united in marriage to Tami Renee Smith in Maryville, Missouri. They made their home in Burlington Junction until 1995, when they moved to the home where Scooter presently lived.

Following college Scooter worked at Lloyd Metal Products, in Maryville. He was an avid coon and deer hunter, fisherman, mushroom hunter, and also enjoyed restoring antique furniture and cars. But first and foremost he was an incredible father who loved and was proud of his children, Jade, Jasmine and Jordon. They were number one in his life. In recent years Scooter had grown very close to the LORD and prayed and gave thanks regularly for his family. He passed away June 25, 2007 at his home Northwest of Rock Port at the age of 48 years.

Scooter was preceded in death by two brothers, Steven and David Hughes, maternal grandparents, Walter and Goldie Smith and paternal grandparents, Rudolph and Mabel Hughes. Survivors include his wife Tami, Burlington Junction, Missouri; one son, Jade Hughes, Bellevue, Nebraska; two daughters, Jasmine Hughes, Bellevue, and Jordon Hughes, Watson, Missouri; parents, Edward and Shirley Hughes, Rock Port; sister, Leann Hughes, St. Joseph, Missouri, mother-in-law, Connie Dunn, and father-in-law, Jackie Pitts, Jr. both of Burlington, Junction; two brothers-in-law, Chance Pitts, Burlington Junction and Shan Pitts, Elmo, Missouri; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral Services: 2:00 pm Saturday, June 30, 2007
Minter Funeral Chapel
Burial: Hunter Cemetery, Rock Port
The family will receive friends on Friday, June 29, 2007, 7:00 – 8:00 pm at Minter Funeral Chapel and at the Velma Houts Building following the funeral on Saturday.
Memorials may be directed to the Edward (Scooter) Hughes II Memorial Fund
Arrangements: Minter Funeral Chapel, Rock Port