Elizabeth Ann Martin McHugh

Elizabeth Ann “Liz” Martin McHugh passed on to her new life on February 28, 2026, at age 87. Born May 6, 1938, in Wolfsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Richard Adam and Gladys Rhae Shuff Martin. She was raised in Wolfsville, MD, and graduated from Middletown (Maryland) High School in 1956, then living in Frederick County until moving to NJ in 1971. She and her husband James Henry McHugh were married on September 16, 1984, at the Parsippany United Methodist Church in Parsippany, NJ.

After her marriage to Jim in 1984, she worked as his financial sales assistant with Thomson McKinnon Securities, and Prudential Securities, until their retirement in 1994. Jim & Liz lived in various states throughout the Southeast US and enjoyed traveling for many years, before settling in Gallatin, TN in 2020. They were truly “partners in life”, and they were rarely seen apart from one another. They were past members of the Branson United Methodist Church in Missouri where they were active workers at the Church’s Thrift Shop and in other church activities. When they lived in Charleston, SC, they volunteered over 10,000 hours at the LowCountry Food Bank. They were avid “walkers” and often walked over 1,000 miles a year together.

In addition to her parents, she was pre-deceased by her former husbands, Philip H. Welty and Lynn W. Pett; brother, Richard L. Martin; sister, Doris J. Martin Fogle; brother, Ronald L. Martin; and brother-in-law, Robert Fogle.

Liz is survived by her husband, Jim of Gallatin, TN; son, Philip Craig Welty (Kellie) of Elverta, CA; daughter, Deirdre A. Welty Pizzo of East Stroudsburg, PA; grandchildren, Joshua C. Welty (wife Sabrina, and daughter Morgan), Mallory E. Welty Vest (husband Mitchell and children, Tessa, Eve, Gemma, and Emory); Sarah L. Welty Cray (husband Michael and children, Ella, Luna, and Arlo), Hannah M. Welty, Deandra A. DeRosa (husband Jay), Ryan A. Pizzo (daughter Gianna),and Alyssa R. Pizzo (son Gunner); and sisters-in-law, Jacqueline R. McHugh of Charleston, SC, Sherry Martin of Jefferson, MD and Ann Martin of Frederick, MD.

A celebration of Liz's life will be held at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, April 12, 2026 at the Salem Community Church - Wolfsville, 12477 Wolfsville Rd, Myersville, MD 21773 with burial to follow in the Salem Community Church Cemetery. In lieu flowers, the family requests donations be made in Liz’s memory to Salem Community Church by visiting Salem Community Church