George Don Hillis, Sr.'s Obituary
CLARENDON GRAVESIDE SERVICES- 10:00 am Tuesday, September 28, 2010 in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Rev. Lloyd Stice, Pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. INTERMENT- Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon. Mr. Hillis was born December 15, 1929 in Memphis to George Dewey and Loyd Foreman Hillis. He married Rue Zell Ryan on March 2, 1957 in Clovis, New Mexico. He had been a resident of Lesley and Hall County before moving to Clarendon 43 years ago. He was a farmer, animal lover, and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - his parents; and a sister. SURVIVORS - his wife, Rue Zell Hillis of Clarendon; 2 sons, George Don Hillis, Jr. of Clarendon and Monty Ryan Reed of Moore, Oklahoma; a daughter, Trudy Smith of Austin; 2 brothers, Edward Hillis of Rupert, Idaho and Tommie Hillis of North Carolina; 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. MEMORIALS - The family requests that memorials be to Citizens Cemetery Association or the First United Methodist Church in Clarendon. THE FAMILY WILL BE AT: 4644 FM 1260 North / Clarendon, Texas 79226 / Phone #: (806)874-2527
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