Rev. Jerry W. Hilton, age 80, of Strafford, Mo., passed away Sunday, December 26, 2010 at St. John’s Medical Center. He was born December 21, 1930, in Crane, Mo., to Daniel and Mary (Hood) Hilton.
He was a pastor with the Southern Baptist Convention ministering in several churches. He was a member of First Baptist Church Strafford. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. He resided at Christian Health Care East for over 6 months.
He was preceded in death by his parents Daniel Webster and Mary Ethel Hilton; one brother, J.D. Hilton; and a sister, Margie Hilton.
He is survived by his wife, Ethel L. Hilton, Strafford, Mo.; two children, Mary G. Witman and husband Donald J., Strafford, Mo., and Becky Page, Rogersville, Mo.; two grandchildren, Cindy Wheeler and husband Douglas, Marshall Page and wife, Melissa; three great-grandchildren, Carl Page, Abbigail Page, Tucker Wheeler; and one sister, Carolyn Hilton, Springfield, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at 10 A.M., Thursday, December 30, 2010, at Fremont Baptist Church, 2517 N. Fremont, Springfield, Mo with Rev. Howard Kenyon and Rev. Dennis Gromer officiating. Burial will be held in Antioch Cemetery, Springfield, Mo.
Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 A.M. on Thursday, December 30, 2010 at the church. Services have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, Mo