Randy L Hughes

Randy Hughes, age 62 of Bagley, passed away at home on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 20, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. in the Event Center at Guthrie County Fairgrounds in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Visitation will be on Sunday, November 19, 2023, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Event Center. Memorials will be given to his family for later designation and may be left at the Carris Family Funeral Home & Cremation Care. Randy Lee Hughes was born on February 4th of 1961 in Manning, Iowa to Larry and Jo Anne (Louk) Hughes. They lived in Bayard for a few years before moving to their farm during first grade. A lifelong passion of caring for livestock, raising crops, and all things farming was started here. Little brother Jeff arrived in August of 1965, and the troublemaking kicked off from there. He was most proud of his classic 1978 blue Chevy Nova by the time high school came around. Randy was a quadruple threat throughout his schooling playing football, baseball, basketball and track & field. Working locally for Strausser Hardware and shelling corn for Dick Stone, his summertimes were always busy until he graduated from the Bayard High School in 1979. Randy clearly was always a fan of big boobs and fast cars, so let's go racing boys! He ran go-carts for a while, then moved onto hobby stock racing with great success. A love of Nascar and Dale Earnhart Sr. kept him close to the thrill over the years. Shifting gears into his next passion, Randy was involved in the show cattle world all over the country by this time as well. Coincidently, this brings him to the Iowa State Fair in the hot August days of 1982. Lynnette Leonard was in attendance also and when she saw him, nobody else had a chance. She said right then and there, 'I'm gonna marry him!" even before knowing his name. Their fair time love blossomed into a beautiful relationship as they attended their first fair together at Guthrie County over the Labor Day weekend. Over the years this has been quite a special place for them, as it still is now. June 2nd 1984 they were united in marriage in Perry at the United Methodist church. Randy was always a self-sufficient type of man, so being a semi owner-operator had him trucking all over the country. He loved seeing the beautiful landscapes everywhere, something he continued to enjoy with road trips through the years. To this union 2 children were born, daughter Courtney in 1990 and son Cody in 1992. Randy and Lynnette raised their family in Bayard for a few years, then moving to the farm in the fall of 1999. Soon enough, as farm kids do, 4-H was the next big adventure. Randy spent many long days and nights building out pens and washracks, evolving over the years into the big barn on top of the hill. Randy always had more hobbies and passions that he was involved in which brought in so many amazing friends from all over the midwest and further. He was a firefighter with the Bayard Fire Department for several years. A proud member of the American Quarter Horse Association from when he showed Amber his World Show Qualifier. He was even president of the Iowa Simmental Association for 2 years, in addition to being a regular member of multiple breeds' associations. The Guthrie County Cattlemen was the closest one that he loved, being the president for 8 years was a true support of his community. His mastery of the grill always made a delicious steak sandwich as it was his favorite thing to cook. The family Randy and Lynnette have built over these last 39 years has truly been a blessing. The amount of love and support we have received through Randy's battle with cancer these last 3 years has been immeasurable. #Roosterstrong🧡🐓💛 Randy is survived by his loving wife Lynnette, best friend Zip, daughter Courtney, son Cody (Dawn), father Larry (LeeAnn), brother Jeff (Sheila) nephew Kyle, bonus kids Shelby & Cole, Bailey & Kevin, Jeana & Tony, Rory & Makenna, plus 9 littles that called him Papa's Papa and many more extended family members. Preceded in death by his mother Jo Anne, her parents Edgar & Irene Louk, grandparents Idwal & Florence Hughes, mother/father-in-law Robina & Gary Leonard. Funeral Service Monday, November 20, 2023 11:00 AM Event Center at Guthrie County Fairgrounds The fairgrounds are located on the west edge of Guthrie Center and are accessible through the north main gate off of Highway 44 or through the east gate off of Highway 25. Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115 Visitation Sunday, November 19, 2023 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM Event Center at Guthrie County Fairgrounds The fairgrounds are located on the west edge of Guthrie Center and are accessible through the north main gate off of Highway 44 or through the east gate off of Highway 25. Guthrie Center, Iowa 50115