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Bessie Inez <I>Davis</I> Hilton

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Bessie Inez Davis Hilton

Birth
Shiloh, Union Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
14 Aug 1968 (aged 79)
Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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wife of James Russ Hilton
Eastern Star

Mrs. J. R. Hilton, 79, Ruston housewife, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lincoln General Hospital following a short illness.

The deceased was a native of Shiloh and a charter member of Cook Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Cook Baptist Church with Revs. Marvin Jones and Hoyt Greer officiating, assisted by Rev. A. B. Fuller.

Burial will take place in Cook Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatricks Funeral Home of Ruston.

Survivors include her husband, James Russell Hilton of Ruston, two daughters, Mrs. H. L. Beard and Mrs. Mary Bess Harris, both of Ruston, one son, James Harold Hilton of Ruston; two brothers, Clinton C. Davis of Ruston and Loyle F. Davis, Sr. of Port Arthur, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. H. Clete Edwards of Rusk, Tex., Mrs. Albert P. Haws of Ruston and Mrs. Lee Tinsley of Simsboro; six grandchildren a 4 great-grandchildren.

from the Ruston Daily Leader, August 15, 1968
wife of James Russ Hilton
Eastern Star

Mrs. J. R. Hilton, 79, Ruston housewife, died at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Lincoln General Hospital following a short illness.

The deceased was a native of Shiloh and a charter member of Cook Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in Cook Baptist Church with Revs. Marvin Jones and Hoyt Greer officiating, assisted by Rev. A. B. Fuller.

Burial will take place in Cook Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatricks Funeral Home of Ruston.

Survivors include her husband, James Russell Hilton of Ruston, two daughters, Mrs. H. L. Beard and Mrs. Mary Bess Harris, both of Ruston, one son, James Harold Hilton of Ruston; two brothers, Clinton C. Davis of Ruston and Loyle F. Davis, Sr. of Port Arthur, Texas; three sisters, Mrs. H. Clete Edwards of Rusk, Tex., Mrs. Albert P. Haws of Ruston and Mrs. Lee Tinsley of Simsboro; six grandchildren a 4 great-grandchildren.

from the Ruston Daily Leader, August 15, 1968


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  • Maintained by: TRod1809 Relative Great-niece/nephew
  • Originally Created by: MWLowe
  • Added: Sep 13, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15717797/bessie_inez-hilton: accessed ), memorial page for Bessie Inez Davis Hilton (20 Jul 1889–14 Aug 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15717797, citing Cook Cemetery, Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by TRod1809 (contributor 46565214).