Services for Rayford James Hilburn of Greenville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peters Funeral Home with burial in Tidwell Cemetery. Mr. Hilburn died Wednesday in a local nursing home.
He was born Oct. 7, 1892, in Quitman. He married Lillie Bishop on Sept. 9,1964, in Greenville. He was a retired farmer and member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of Greenville; sons William Hilburn of Sulphur Springs and Ray Hilburn of Tyler; daughters Nadine Wilson of San Angelo, Zora Tanton of Greenville, Hazel Culver and Helen Streetman of Fort Worth, Gussie Farish of Winnsboro and Dora Winchester of Sulphur Springs; step-daughters Beatrice Price of Grand Prairie and Gaynell Curtis of Greenville; stepsons Ollie Ledbetter of Waco and Isaac Burns of Greenville; 35 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren; and 16 step-grandchildren and 24 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dollie Hilburn in 1946, and five children.
The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today and will also be at 3401 Horsely."
Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Saturday, 7 May 1988, page A2, Deaths, Rayford Hilburn
Services for Rayford James Hilburn of Greenville will be at 2 p.m. today at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Renfro officiating. Burial will be in Tidwell Cemetery and pallbearers will be Brian Marriott, Chad Marriott, Hugh Stanphill, Marty Burns, Eddie Burns Jr., and Bill Curtis.
The family will be at 3401 Horseley.
Services for Rayford James Hilburn of Greenville will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Peters Funeral Home with burial in Tidwell Cemetery. Mr. Hilburn died Wednesday in a local nursing home.
He was born Oct. 7, 1892, in Quitman. He married Lillie Bishop on Sept. 9,1964, in Greenville. He was a retired farmer and member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church.
Surviving are his wife of Greenville; sons William Hilburn of Sulphur Springs and Ray Hilburn of Tyler; daughters Nadine Wilson of San Angelo, Zora Tanton of Greenville, Hazel Culver and Helen Streetman of Fort Worth, Gussie Farish of Winnsboro and Dora Winchester of Sulphur Springs; step-daughters Beatrice Price of Grand Prairie and Gaynell Curtis of Greenville; stepsons Ollie Ledbetter of Waco and Isaac Burns of Greenville; 35 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren; and 16 step-grandchildren and 24 step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Dollie Hilburn in 1946, and five children.
The family will be at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today and will also be at 3401 Horsely."
Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Saturday, 7 May 1988, page A2, Deaths, Rayford Hilburn
Services for Rayford James Hilburn of Greenville will be at 2 p.m. today at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bobby Renfro officiating. Burial will be in Tidwell Cemetery and pallbearers will be Brian Marriott, Chad Marriott, Hugh Stanphill, Marty Burns, Eddie Burns Jr., and Bill Curtis.
The family will be at 3401 Horseley.
Family Members
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Zora Hilburn Tanton
1911–1992
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Nora Fae "Head" Hilburn Spence
1913–1978
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Dora May Hilburn Winchester
1913–1994
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Gussie A. Hilburn Spence
1915–2001
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Decie Hilburn Overstreet
1916–1971
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William Lee "Big Buddy" Hilburn
1921–1999
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Lester Ray Hilburn
1923–2010
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Jewell Marie Hilburn Sessom
1927–1970
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Nadine Hilburn Wilson
1929–2017
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J.D. Hilburn
1931–1977
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Dolly Jo Hilburn Bowden
1934–1978
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