Hillman C. Crowell, 85, of Columbia passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, at University Hospital.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home in Jefferson City, where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. followed by a Scottish Rite service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia with the Rev. Jill Sander officiating. Additional visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment with full military honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.
He was born Sept. 16, 1923, in Boone County, a son of Humphreys and Martha Maude Hogg Crowell. He was a 1941 graduate of Hickman High School. On March 6, 1946, he was united in marriage in Columbia to Nadine Wayland, who survives at the home.
Hillman served in the U.S. Army, 8th Armored Division as a gunner on a tank, earning the Purple Heart, Silver Star and four Bronze Stars. He also served in the U.S. Army National Guard and the Missouri Army National Guard.
He was a member of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Hillman was very active in the Masonic Lodge AF&AM Twilight Lodge 114 in Columbia and Masonic Lodge AF&AM Jefferson Lodge 43 Jefferson City, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the Scottish Rite, Eastern Star, Capital City Shrine Club and Grotto. He was also a member of the American Legion Roscoe Enloe Post 5, VFW Post 1003, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 513, and the Host Lions Club, all in Jefferson City. He was a member and past president of the Odd Fellows and Grotto, and served on the advisory council and helped organize the DeMolay and Rainbow Girls in Jefferson City.
In the 1940s and '50s, Hillman worked for Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home in Columbia and worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years. In the 1960s, he owned and operated Gulf and Phillips service stations in Jefferson City. He went on to own and operate Hawthorn Memorial Gardens in Jefferson City, Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett, Mistwood Memorial Gardens at Lake of the Ozarks, Valley View Cemetery and Funeral Home in Edwardsville, Ill., and Mount Hope Cemetery and Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill.
Hillman was a member and past president of the Associated Cemeteries of Missouri and member of the National Association of Cemeteries. He was also a past board member of the Missouri Division of Professional Registration and was a licensed funeral director.
Hillman is also survived by daughter Carol Lynn Horton; son Cordell of the home; grandson James David Ruteledge; grandson John C. Holland and wife Kristen and their children, Brandon and Abby; brother Hillis D. Crowell and wife Jane; and two sisters, May Hagan and Lynn Brandom.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Hillard B. Crowell, whose wife, Sara Ann, also survives.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home in Jefferson City, where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. followed by a Scottish Rite service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia with the Rev. Jill Sander officiating. Additional visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment with full military honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.
He was born Sept. 16, 1923, in Boone County, a son of Humphreys and Martha Maude Hogg Crowell. He was a 1941 graduate of Hickman High School. On March 6, 1946, he was united in marriage in Columbia to Nadine Wayland, who survives at the home.
Hillman served in the U.S. Army, 8th Armored Division as a gunner on a tank, earning the Purple Heart, Silver Star and four Bronze Stars. He also served in the U.S. Army National Guard and the Missouri Army National Guard.
He was a member of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Hillman was very active in the Masonic Lodge AF&AM Twilight Lodge 114 in Columbia and Masonic Lodge AF&AM Jefferson Lodge 43 Jefferson City, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the Scottish Rite, Eastern Star, Capital City Shrine Club and Grotto. He was also a member of the American Legion Roscoe Enloe Post 5, VFW Post 1003, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 513, and the Host Lions Club, all in Jefferson City. He was a member and past president of the Odd Fellows and Grotto, and served on the advisory council and helped organize the DeMolay and Rainbow Girls in Jefferson City.
In the 1940s and '50s, Hillman worked for Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home in Columbia and worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years. In the 1960s, he owned and operated Gulf and Phillips service stations in Jefferson City. He went on to own and operate Hawthorn Memorial Gardens in Jefferson City, Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett, Mistwood Memorial Gardens at Lake of the Ozarks, Valley View Cemetery and Funeral Home in Edwardsville, Ill., and Mount Hope Cemetery and Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill.
Hillman was a member and past president of the Associated Cemeteries of Missouri and member of the National Association of Cemeteries. He was also a past board member of the Missouri Division of Professional Registration and was a licensed funeral director.
Hillman is also survived by daughter Carol Lynn Horton; son Cordell of the home; grandson James David Ruteledge; grandson John C. Holland and wife Kristen and their children, Brandon and Abby; brother Hillis D. Crowell and wife Jane; and two sisters, May Hagan and Lynn Brandom.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Hillard B. Crowell, whose wife, Sara Ann, also survives.
Hillman C. Crowell, 85, of Columbia passed away Friday, Feb. 13, 2009, at University Hospital.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home in Jefferson City, where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. followed by a Scottish Rite service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia with the Rev. Jill Sander officiating. Additional visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment with full military honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.
He was born Sept. 16, 1923, in Boone County, a son of Humphreys and Martha Maude Hogg Crowell. He was a 1941 graduate of Hickman High School. On March 6, 1946, he was united in marriage in Columbia to Nadine Wayland, who survives at the home.
Hillman served in the U.S. Army, 8th Armored Division as a gunner on a tank, earning the Purple Heart, Silver Star and four Bronze Stars. He also served in the U.S. Army National Guard and the Missouri Army National Guard.
He was a member of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Hillman was very active in the Masonic Lodge AF&AM Twilight Lodge 114 in Columbia and Masonic Lodge AF&AM Jefferson Lodge 43 Jefferson City, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the Scottish Rite, Eastern Star, Capital City Shrine Club and Grotto. He was also a member of the American Legion Roscoe Enloe Post 5, VFW Post 1003, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 513, and the Host Lions Club, all in Jefferson City. He was a member and past president of the Odd Fellows and Grotto, and served on the advisory council and helped organize the DeMolay and Rainbow Girls in Jefferson City.
In the 1940s and '50s, Hillman worked for Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home in Columbia and worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years. In the 1960s, he owned and operated Gulf and Phillips service stations in Jefferson City. He went on to own and operate Hawthorn Memorial Gardens in Jefferson City, Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett, Mistwood Memorial Gardens at Lake of the Ozarks, Valley View Cemetery and Funeral Home in Edwardsville, Ill., and Mount Hope Cemetery and Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill.
Hillman was a member and past president of the Associated Cemeteries of Missouri and member of the National Association of Cemeteries. He was also a past board member of the Missouri Division of Professional Registration and was a licensed funeral director.
Hillman is also survived by daughter Carol Lynn Horton; son Cordell of the home; grandson James David Ruteledge; grandson John C. Holland and wife Kristen and their children, Brandon and Abby; brother Hillis D. Crowell and wife Jane; and two sisters, May Hagan and Lynn Brandom.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Hillard B. Crowell, whose wife, Sara Ann, also survives.
Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Houser-Millard Funeral Home in Jefferson City, where a Masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. followed by a Scottish Rite service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia with the Rev. Jill Sander officiating. Additional visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Interment with full military honors will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia.
He was born Sept. 16, 1923, in Boone County, a son of Humphreys and Martha Maude Hogg Crowell. He was a 1941 graduate of Hickman High School. On March 6, 1946, he was united in marriage in Columbia to Nadine Wayland, who survives at the home.
Hillman served in the U.S. Army, 8th Armored Division as a gunner on a tank, earning the Purple Heart, Silver Star and four Bronze Stars. He also served in the U.S. Army National Guard and the Missouri Army National Guard.
He was a member of Wilkes Boulevard United Methodist Church in Columbia. Hillman was very active in the Masonic Lodge AF&AM Twilight Lodge 114 in Columbia and Masonic Lodge AF&AM Jefferson Lodge 43 Jefferson City, where he was a 32nd Degree Mason, member of the Scottish Rite, Eastern Star, Capital City Shrine Club and Grotto. He was also a member of the American Legion Roscoe Enloe Post 5, VFW Post 1003, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Lodge 513, and the Host Lions Club, all in Jefferson City. He was a member and past president of the Odd Fellows and Grotto, and served on the advisory council and helped organize the DeMolay and Rainbow Girls in Jefferson City.
In the 1940s and '50s, Hillman worked for Memorial Park Cemetery and Funeral Home in Columbia and worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 18 years. In the 1960s, he owned and operated Gulf and Phillips service stations in Jefferson City. He went on to own and operate Hawthorn Memorial Gardens in Jefferson City, Greenmore Memorial Gardens in Barnett, Mistwood Memorial Gardens at Lake of the Ozarks, Valley View Cemetery and Funeral Home in Edwardsville, Ill., and Mount Hope Cemetery and Funeral Home in Belleville, Ill.
Hillman was a member and past president of the Associated Cemeteries of Missouri and member of the National Association of Cemeteries. He was also a past board member of the Missouri Division of Professional Registration and was a licensed funeral director.
Hillman is also survived by daughter Carol Lynn Horton; son Cordell of the home; grandson James David Ruteledge; grandson John C. Holland and wife Kristen and their children, Brandon and Abby; brother Hillis D. Crowell and wife Jane; and two sisters, May Hagan and Lynn Brandom.
He was preceded in death by his brother, Hillard B. Crowell, whose wife, Sara Ann, also survives.
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