Juanita Marie Hilton's Obituary
Funeral services for Juanita Marie Hilton, 84, of Hornbeck will be held Sunday, March 19, 2017, at 3 pm at Gum Springs Baptist Church in Hornbeck, with Rev. Douglas Downs, Rev. Jeremy Hilton and Rev. Nickey Hilton officiating. Burial will follow in the Gum Springs Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Sunday, March 19, 2017 from 9 am until time of service at the church.
Juanita, the daughter of Tillman Hampton and Essie Marie Hennigan Ellis was born on August 18, 1932, in Hornbeck, Louisiana. She passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Hornbeck, Louisiana.
Mrs. Hilton was a founding member of Gum Springs Baptist Church. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She loved spending time in her garden working with her flowers. She worked for many years at West-Gibson Department Store in Leesville and then went to work at Hodges Garden in the greenhouse and the gift shop. Mrs. Hilton was well known for her excellent cooking.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William Roy Hilton; son, Doug Hilton and brother, Dewey Ellis.
She is survived by her son, Nickey & Rita Hilton of Hornbeck; daughter: Vickey & Harry Stevenson of Hornbeck; daughter-in-law, Brenda Hilton of Hornbeck; brother, Rupert & Patsy Ellis of Lumberton, TX; grandchildren, Jason & Jeanette Hilton, Amy & Michael Lightsey, Jeremy & Lindsay Hilton, Kenny & Regen Mitchell, Isaac Mitchell, Jacob & Kaci Hilton, Stone Stevenson and Amanda & Dillon Elliott; great-grandchildren, Joey, Ryleigh, Gavin, Noah, Eden, Porter, Hampton, Sutton, Liam, Merrick & Ollie.
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