Benzie County MI Archives Photo Tombstone.....Hilton, John Eliot & Ethel Grace Laidlaw 
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Cemetery:           Crystal Lake - North
Name:               John Eliot & Ethel Grace Laidlaw Hilton

Date Of Photograph: October 26, 2006
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John Eliot Hilton   b. 21 Feb. 1916   d. 23 Nov. 2004
Ethel Grace Laidlaw Hilton   b. 9 Feb. 1917 
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Social Security Death Index 
Name: John E. Hilton 
SSN: XXX-XX-XXXX  
Last Residence: 49635  Frankfort, Benzie, Michigan, United States 
Born: 21 Feb 1916 
Died: 23 Nov 2004 
State (Year) SSN issued: Illinois (Before 1951 ) 
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John Eliot Hilton    
John Eliot Hilton, 88, of Burr Ridge, formerly a resident of Hinsdale and 
Western Springs, died November 23, 2004 in Burr Ridge, IL. John Hilton was born 
February 21, 1916 in Detroit, MI. He graduated from Lyons Township High School 
and attended the University of British Columbia. A WW II Veteran, he fought on 
the front lines in France. During his career he worked for Laidlaw Brothers, 
Bookwalters, and W.A. Kreeger & Co. Later he became President of Brock and 
Rankin, a book manufacturing company in Chicago. During the 1960s he was 
President of Western Springs Park Board, and responsible for the purchase of 
numerous lots which are today neighborhood parks. He was also involved with 
fundraising for the Hinsdale Hospital and the Paul Oliver Hospital in 
Frankfort, Michigan. He was a member of the Hinsdale Golf Club and Crystal 
Downs Country Club. After retiring, he and his wife, Ethel, lived for many 
years in Savannah, Georgia, summering at Crystal Lake in Frankfort, MI. He was 
on the board for the Women's Safe Shelter in Savannah, Georgia and he and Ethel 
spent much time traveling throughout the world. Mr. Hilton enjoyed his family, 
golf, fishing, bridge, and cribbage and never lost his sense of humor. As an 
old friend once remarked 'He was a gentleman of the old school. Mr. Hilton was 
preceded in death by his parents William Percy Hilton and Grace Burton Bullock 
and brothers Stephen, William and Casper. He is survived by his grade school 
sweetheart and wife of 63 years, Ethel Grace nee Laidlaw; his six children and 
their spouses, Heather (Roger) Perry of Burlington VT, Laurel (R. Bradford) 
Heywood of Western Springs, Leslie (Edward) Butt of Frankfort, MI, John, Jr. 
(Charlotte) of Vero Beach, FL, Spence (Julie) of London, England, Peter 
(Bonnie) of Western Springs; his ten grandchildren a great-granddaughter; and 
many nieces and nephews. Private graveside services will be held at the Crystal 
Lake Township Cemetery North. Memorials may be made to the Congregational 
Summer Assembly (CSA) at 2128 Pilgrim Highway, Frankfort, MI. 49635 or to a 
charity of your choice. The Bennett-Barz Funeral Home, in Beulah, is in charge 
of arrangements. 
Published in the Chicago Tribune on 11/25/2004.  
 


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