Metro Atlanta
Atlanta humanitarian ‘Mother Hughes’ dies at 102
Atlanta humanitarian Mary Hughes, known to many as Mother Hughes, died Thursday, her son told Channel 2 Action News.
Hughes was 102 years old.
She was well-known in the Atlanta community for her generosity. She spent more than 70 years giving away clothes and shoes to local homeless shelters. Each year on her birthday she would give away a box for every year she lived.
She gave 100 boxes out in 2013.
Her son said she died at home.
