General Notes

Obituary:
Owen Barns Hillard died 18 July 1984.

Obituary: May 30, 1906-July 18, 1984
Owen Barns Hillard, 78, Astoria died Wednesday in a Long Beach,Washington, Nursing Home.

Mr. Hillard was born May 30, 1906 in Stanton, Michigan, the son ofJolly & Maggie Resler Hillard. He attended Michigan schools, movingto Astoria when he was 19. He worked in sawmills until moving in 1942to San Francisco, where he was a pilebuck. In 1970 he moved toKetchikan, Alaska where he was a commercial fisherman until movingback to Astoria. He had worked at the Hilltop Arco service stationuntil retiring in 1978.
On May 31, 1927, he married Dorothy Palmberg in Stevenson, Washington.He was a member of the Eagles Lodge 5 in San Francisco and PiledriversLocal 34.
Surviving beside his wife are four daughters, Eva Smith, Sitka,Alaska, Dorothy Jean Stover, Astoria, Joan Carrasco, Petrolia,California, and Judy Lewis, Wrangell, Alaska; three sons, Roberthillard, Wheat Ridge, Colorado, and Jack and Jerry Hillard ofPacifica, Calif.; a brother Mark Hillard, The Dalles; a sister Eileen Smith South Naknek, Alaska; 26 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren;and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hughes-Ransom Memorial Chapel,Astoria. Memorial Contributions may be to the Multiple SclerosisFoundation.

Obituary Information Incorrect: Because of incorrect informationsupplied by the mortuary, the obituary for Owen B. Hillard in Friday'sThe Daily Astorian contained several errors. Mr. Hillard moved toKetchikan, Alaska in 1958 and back to Astoria in 1970. He was partowner of the former Niagara Service Station and a member of AstorLodge, VASA Order of America. Joan Carrasco, Petrolia, Calif., is asurvivor.

Casket Bearers: Jerry Hillard, Jack Hillard, Ed Hillard, AllenHillard, Jim Stover, John Tutlis. Organist: Mildred Larson.Officiating: Dr. Raynor Smith. Concluding Services, Ocean ViewCemetery, Warrenton, Oregon.