Charles "Charley" Edmund Hughes

Charles "Charley" Edmund Hughes, 63, of Boise and formerly of La Grande, died March 23 at Sunbridge Retirement Home in Meridian, Idaho.

Services will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday at Faith Community Bible Church in Boise.

Charley was born Dec. 24, 1944, in Nampa, Idaho, to Charles and Gladys (Farr) Hughes. He moved to La Grande to attend school and play football at Eastern Oregon State College in 1963. Upon graduation, Charley taught school in Meridian before moving back to La Grande to open Charley's Sports, which he ran for 10 years.

During that time he served as a coach in numerous youth sports throughout the community. After closing the store in 1988, Charley went back to teaching. He taught in the Imbler school system for 16 years before retiring and moving to Boise.

Those who knew him say Charley had a contagious smile. They said he always had a kind word and a moment of his time for anyone that needed it.

Charley is survived by his brother, Jim Hughes; sisters, Virginia Scheele and Betty Wells; children, Jay Hughes and his wife, Heather, Kelli Hughes, Kasey Hughes, Jenica and Rianna McKay; and six grandchildren.