Dolores Hughes, a star of the 2014 reality show Hollywood Hillbilly known as Mema, died at the age of 76.
Hughes died of heart failure on Nov. 9 at a hospital in her hometown of Grayson, Georgia, manager David Weintraub told TMZ.
The Reelz reality show followed YouTube stars Michael Kittrell and Mema as they moved from small-town Georgia to Hollywood. They brought Kittrell’s aunt Dee Dee Peters, her boyfriend Paul Conlon and Kittrell’s uncle John Cox.
Hollywood Hillbilly lasted 23 episodes before being cancelled.
While Kittrell was the star, Mema became the tribe’s escape attraction. Explaining her appeal to TMZ, Weintraub said, “Mema was the greatest, most outspoken personality the world has ever seen on television. I know she will continue to lead us from heaven.”
Survivors include her husband Paul Conlon, daughter Dee Dee Peters, son John Cox and grandson Michael Coppercab Kittrell. No memorial plans have been announced
Author: Bruce Herring
Source: Deadline
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