Obit of Hills, Walden Elvert (h420) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 07 May 2003 Return to Roger Mills Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ==================================================================== Surnames: Hills, Campbell, Easter, Harris, Nichols, O'Neill, Burns Originally Posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5YB.2ACE/5440 Walden Elvert Hills known to all as "Bud" was born April 30, 1921 at Sayre, Oklahoma, the second son of Lena Grace Campbell and Elvert Ray Hills. He departed this life at Sayre, Oklahoma, on June 3, 1970 aat the age of 49 years. He moved with his parents and older sister to Cheyenne, Oklahoma when he was a baby, where he lived until the time of his passing. He was preceeded in death by his parents and brother, Marshall Foch, an infant, who was born November 11, 1918 on the first Armistice Day, and named for General Foch of Worls War I, of which war Bud's father, Elvert Ray Hills, was a veteran. He joined the Baptist Church in 1958. Bud volunteered as a paratrooper during World War II, received training at Ft. Bennings, Georgia, and was attached to the undred and first airbborne division; participated in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge at Bastogne. He received two purple hearts and was awarded the bronze star. Bud was married to Bonnie Easter Harris in Raton, New Mexico. Bud and Bonnie retired as owners and operators of Hills' Restaurant in Cheyenne in January, 1970, a business which was opened on April 19, 1952, one of the Old Settlers Reunions. In 1961 they began operaation of Hills' Motel in conjunction with the resytaurant, in which business they were engaged at the time of his death. Survivors are his wife, Bonnie, and son, Phillip, of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Frances Ann Nichols, El Reno; a son Wesley Harris, Weatherford; two grandsons, Kallen and Quintin Nichols; two sisters: Arlene O'Neill, of Cheyenne, and Elverta Burns, Oklahoma City. Pall Bearers were Jess Anderson, Glenn Tracy, Glen Kendall, Billy Chalfant, Chink Beaty, John Dunn, L.C. Lamb and George W. Prestridge. Honorary Pall Bearers were Glenn Williams, W.R. Krows, E.L. McDaniel, Clarence Redden, Ted Haight, and Paul Beavin. Committal was in the Cheyenne Cemetery, Cheyenne, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma with Scroggins and Son in charge of arrangements. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK -------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html