Mary Nell Cooper Hughes Elmore, age 90, passed away on September 7, 2026.
The family will receive friends at Scottsboro Funeral Home on Thursday, September 10, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. and Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at Scottsboro Funeral Home.
Burial will follow at the Pisgah Cemetery.
Mrs. Elmore is survived by her son, Col. John (Judy) Hughes; daughter, Cynthia Hughes Harper; grandson, Billy Harper; granddaughters, Katie (Josh) Jackson, Amanda (Gavin) Fisher, Emily (Andy) Lawton and Allison Harper; great-granddaughters, Kennedy, Carolina, Brynnlee, and Ellie; and her sister-in-law, Wanda Cooper.
Mrs. Elmore was preceded in death by her parents, Willie Cooper and Jewel Cooper; daughter, Kay Hughes Leake, son, Stephens Hughes; husbands, Bobby Hughes and Kenneth Elmore; sisters, Lovelda Sims and Willena Cooper; brother, Bill Cooper; and son-in-law, Don Leake.
Mary Nell was a 1954 graduate of Pisgah High School and a 1976 graduate of Northeast State Community College. As an adult, she lived in Pisgah, Rainsville, Scottsboro, and Huntsville where she worked as a bookkeeper and accountant.
Only recently did she move to Montgomery to be close to family as her health declined.
In addition to spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Mary Nell loved to travel. She made numerous trips around the US, but the most notable trip she ever made was to Guam, Japan and Hawaii.
