LOUISBURG - Mary Wheless Hughes, 83, passed away peacefully Friday evening to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mary was born in Franklin County to the late John William and Mariah Harris Wheless. She was a life-long member of Maple Springs Baptist Church and for many years served as a musician, playing the organ and piano. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, Ernest Hughes, an infant son, and her brother, John Wheless, Jr.