Wilma Genevia Chatman Hillis, 82, of Poplar Bluff, passed away Thursday, July 13, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center.
Her parents were Rev. Roscoe and Maud Edith Chatman and she was one of 13 children. She married Cecil Eugene Hillis, Jan. 13, 1952.
She was a graduate of Poplar Bluff High School, received Masters Degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University and a Doctorate Degree from Covington Theological Seminary in Rossville, Ga. Mrs. Hillis taught school in Butler and East Carter Counties and ended her career in education with the Missouri Dept. of Corrections.
She is survived by her children: Lawrence Eugene Hillis and wife, Janet, of Poplar Bluff, Gracie Ann Holford and husband, Richard of Alamogordo, N.M., Teddy Mack Hillis and wife, Cheryl of Noble, Okla., and Nancy June Dunivan and husband, Chris, of Poplar Bluff; three sisters: Alma Hughes, Pansy Parks, and Anna Hedrick; four brothers: Chester Chatman, Truman Chatman, Clyde Chatman, and Lawrence Chatman; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Cecil Hillis; her parents, Rev. Roscoe and Maud Edith Chatman; three brothers: Harmon Chatman, William Chatman, and Herschel Chatman; and two sisters: Thelma Smody and Velma Hughes.
Visitation for Mrs. Hillis will be held at 6 p.m., Monday, July 17, 2017, at Fowler-Sullivan funeral Home, 844 Cedar St., Poplar Bluff. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in the chapel with Bro. Rick Holford officiating.
Burial will be in Dunning Cemetery.
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