Maxine Hilt

Maxine Hilt, 79, formerly of Tamaroa, passed away at 4:03 P.M., Sunday, March 16, 2003 at Elmwood Nursing Center in Maryville, IL.
Maxine was a homemaker.  She had attended Tamaroa Missionary Baptist Church and Du Quoin Methodist Church.  She was a member of VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary.
She was born June 30, 1923 at Tamaroa, IL, the daughter of Ray and Mary (Koenegstein) Stull.
She married Finis J. Hilt on July 19, 1946 at Morganfield, Kentucky and he preceded her in death on August 6, 1989.
She is survived by two sons - Charles M. Rankin and wife Rose of Mt. Vernon, IL and Bill Hilt and wife Patty of Granite City, IL, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son - Thomas Hilt, one brother - Orval Stull and one half sister - Helen Marlow.
Funeral services were at 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 20, 2003 at Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa with Rev. Carl Mesiti officiating.
Friends called from 5 to 8 P.M., Wednesday at the Searby Funeral Home in Tamaroa.
Interment was in the Tamaroa Cemetery at Tamaroa.
Friends may make memorials to Alzheimer's Association or Tamaroa City Cemetery.
