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Hughes & Wright Funeral Home, Inc. opened on April 12, 1977 with co-owners Charles
L. Hughes and A.J. Wright.
Charles L. Hughes moved to Cordele in 1936 and served almost 40 years as a licensed
Funeral Director. He passed away in 1996 and is survived by his wife Dell Faircloth
Hughes.
A.J. Wright, a lifelong resident of Crisp County, is a graduate of Crisp County High
School and the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in Dallas, Texas. He served for
12 years as Crisp County Coroner and is a member of the Cordele Lions Club and Cordele
First Baptist Church. He is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer.
Tommy Kilcrease, a native of Crisp County, first began his career with the funeral
home in 1982. He returned in 1985 as is a graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Funeral
Service in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate of Crisp County High School and a member
of the Northern Heights Baptist Church, where he is active serving as purchasing agent,
deacon and church organist. He is a licensed Funeral Director, Embalmer and Insurance
agent and member of the Academy of Graduate Embalmers of Georgia.
Brandon Roobin, a native of Crisp County is graduate of Crisp Academy and the Gupton-Jones
College of Funeral Service in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a member of the Cordele First
Baptist Church and is a licensed Embalmer. Brandon is married to the former Renea
Davis of Rochelle. They have a daughter, Reece. He is a member of the Academy of Graduate
Embalmers of Georgia and a licensed Embalmer.
Jimmy Black, a native of Crisp County joined the funeral home in 1980. He is a graduate
of Crisp County High School and the Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service in Atlanta,
Georgia. Jimmy has one child, Lauren. He is a member of the Cordele Lions Club and
is a Cordele City Commissioner and serves as vice-chairman of the Crisp County Health
Department. He is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer.
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