Obituary:
Death came Saturday afternoon at the home of her daughter in Jeffersgardens to Mrs. Maggie Maroah Hillard 79, a long time resident hereand widow of the late Jolly W. Hillard. She had been in poor healthfor one and a half years and had been critically ill for six months.
Mrs. Hillard was born April 14, 1882 in Ferris Center, Michigan, whereshe grew to womanhood. She married there August 4, 1903 to her latehusband and with him established their home in Pine Grove, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Hillard came to Astoria in 1905 and four years laterreturned to Pine Grove where they lived until 1919 when the familymoved to Stanton, Michigan. They moved to Astoria in 1924 and thefollowing year moved to Jeffers Gardens where Mrs. Hillard had sincelived. Her husband died in March 1952.
Mrs. Hillard was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter DaySaints, the relief society of the church and the Ancien Order ofGleaners.
Surviving are five sons and two daughters, Owen, Ketchikan, Alaska;Otic, Tacoma, Wash.; Cassius and Joseph, Jeffers Gardens, and MarkHillard, The Dalles, Ore.; Mrs. Earl (Mary) Harto, Ketchikan, and Mrs.Earnest (Eileen) Stevens, Jeffers Gardens. Also surviving are 21grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.
Details of services which will be held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. DST., are being announced by the Hughes-Ransom mortuary.
Services for Mrs. Maggie Maroah Hillard 79, will be held Tuesday,September 5, at 3:30 p.m. DST at the Memorial Chapel of theHughes-Ransom Mortuary. President Pearsnall of the Astoria Branch LDSChurch will officiate. Burial in Ocaan View Cemetery. Serving as casket bearers will be sons Otis, Cassius, Mark and Joseph Hillard,Sr., and the grandsons Dennis and Joseph Hillard, Jr.