Funeral services for Norma Hillhouse, 87, of Athens are scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Athens with Bro. Jim Duncan officiating. Interment will follow at Carroll Springs Cemetery in near Athens.
Ms. Hillhouse passed away on December 20, 2014 in Athens, Texas.
Norma Dell Hillhouse was born October 23, 1927 in Henderson County, Texas the daughter of Tracy Robert Lambright and Mamie Ethel Gray Lambright. She was a dedicated member of Baxter Baptist Church and loved her church family. She was passionate about her fishing and her gardening. She loved growing vegetables to cook and enjoyed feeding and giving food to her friends. She loved all her children, family and friends and she will be greatly missed by all she knew and loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene “E.V.” Hillhouse; her parents; one son Roy Dean Hillhouse; four siblings, Bryant Lambright, Guy Robert Lambright, Maggie Holley, Joyce DeHart; two grandchildren, Breland “Bootsie” Floyd, Brenda Orcutt and great grandson Glenn Hillhouse.
She is survived by her loving children; two daughters, Peggy Kirkland and husband Robert of Athens, Deany Melton and husband Charles of Athens; one son Debbs Hillhouse and wife Mary of Athens; one daughter in law Wanda Hillhouse of Athens; ten grandchildren, Gary Kirkland, Rhonda Everett and husband Jason, Misti Ewald and husband Chuck, Brandy Neal and husband Raymond, Botie Hillhouse and wife Stacy, Shonda Ward and husband Denny, Carlton Hillhouse and wife Shirley, Roy Wayne Hillhouse, Barbara Jackson, Justin Hillhouse; twenty one great grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will visit with friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2014 at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home of Athens.
Arrangements were entrusted to the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home Family of Athens, Texas.