Wise Co., TX., Obits - Homer Leo Hilton - 1910 - 2000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- With permission of: Wise County Messenger Submitted by: Lola Withrow - lwithrow@syix.com *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter,and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** Homer Leo Hilton - 1910-2000 Service for Homer Leo Hilton, 89, of Decatur, was Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2000, at Coker Funeral Home Chapel in Decatur. The Rev. Jack Gatewood officiated. Burial followed at Preskitt Cemetery in Decatur. Hilton died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2000, in Decatur. Born Feb. 8, 1910, in Wise County, he was a building contractor and a member of the Decatur Oddfellows Lodge. He married Edna Jones on May 18, 1933, in Texarkana. He was preceded in death by two sons, Jerry Wayne and Michael Hilton. He is survived by his wife, Edna Hilton of Decatur; a son, Ronald Hilton of Irvine, Calif.; a daughter, Patricia Hilton of Bluefield, W.Va.; a brother, G.W. Hilton of Fort Worth; ten grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers were Tommy Tyler, Jack, Stanley, Stanford, Paul and Donald Hilton. -------------