Marlin Ray Hughes, 51, died December 3, 2012 in Barton County, Kansas, as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was born March 14, 1961 at Norton, Kansas, the son of Howard and Marian (Bennett) Hughes. He married Alicia Day Rodriguez May 1, 2010 at Ulysses, Kansas. She survives. A Great Bend and Hoisington, Kansas, resident since 1983, Mr. Hughes was a train engineer for Watco, Inc. He served in the United States Army. Survivors include his wife, Alicia Hughes, of the home; one son: Dalton Ray Hughes, Great Bend; one daughter: Stephanie Renee Keenan and husband Matt of San Angelo, Texas; stepdaughter: Jessica Lauren Rodriguez of the home; one grandchild: Ransom Justice Hardcastle of the home; one brother: Randy Hughes and wife Karen, Tulsa, Oklahoma; foster brother: Jeff Parsons and wife Michelle, Ardmore, Oklahoma; two foster sisters: Kim Nollette and husband Tim, Great Bend, Kansas and Shelley Correll and husband Kent, Spearville, Kansas; foster father: Larry Parsons, Great Bend; foster mother: Phyllis Parsons, Great Bend; two cousins: Ron Bennett, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Sherri Bennett, Boulder, Colorado; two aunts: Martha Bennett, Meridian, Iowa and Sharon Bennett, Boulder, Colorado. He was preceded in death by his parents. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Roy Savage officiating. Cremation will follow the service with a private family inurnment at a later date. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to Barton County Boys Home, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.