Mary was born in Waco, Texas, to the late John Gordon Hilley and Janie (Moor) Hilley. She graduated from Waco High School in 1937 and was a lifetime member of Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. Over the course of her life, she owned and operated a gas station, a grocery store, and a rooming house. She also worked for Word, Inc. and West Wholesale Grocers.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Rudy Stoermer, in 1988; and brothers, Gordon Hilley, of Temple, and Lewis Hilley, of Morgan's Point.
Survivors include her daughter, Stephanie M. Stoermer, of Lakewood, Colo.; grandson, Alexander D. Strickland, of Citrus Heights, Calif.; niece, Jan Hilley, of New York City; sister, Evelyn Barker, of Waco; sister-in-law, Louise Blackstock, of Lake Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/19/2006
Mary was born in Waco, Texas, to the late John Gordon Hilley and Janie (Moor) Hilley. She graduated from Waco High School in 1937 and was a lifetime member of Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. Over the course of her life, she owned and operated a gas station, a grocery store, and a rooming house. She also worked for Word, Inc. and West Wholesale Grocers.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Rudy Stoermer, in 1988; and brothers, Gordon Hilley, of Temple, and Lewis Hilley, of Morgan's Point.
Survivors include her daughter, Stephanie M. Stoermer, of Lakewood, Colo.; grandson, Alexander D. Strickland, of Citrus Heights, Calif.; niece, Jan Hilley, of New York City; sister, Evelyn Barker, of Waco; sister-in-law, Louise Blackstock, of Lake Jackson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Waco Tribune-Herald: 11/19/2006
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