William Franklin "Bill" Hilton, 84, died Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Bartlesville, OK. His ties to the local area included a career with the Milnot Company in Litchfield. He retired as their vice president of finance and administration.
Mr. Hilton was born in Cherry Hill, AR, on Oct. 4, 1933 to Allen Autry and Lois Hilton. Mr. Hilton graduated from the Mena, AR, high school and from the University of Kansas. He served in the U.S. Army from September 1953 through August 1955.
Besides his career in the accounting field, he was an avid golfer. Mr. Hilton became a regular at Adams Municipal Golf Course, playing and working there for several years.
He was also active in the church where he lived, Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church
Mr. Hilton is survived by his wife Ann, whom he married in 1955. He was a caring and proud father to two children, Karen Cox of Bartlesville, OK, and Keith Hilton (wife MaryLynn) of Flower Mound, TX. He loved being a grandfather to Sean Cox of Decatur and Lyndsay Hilton of Flower Mound, TX. He is also survived by his sister, Kate Patterson of Mena, AR.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Washington Osage Baptist Association Disaster Relief, 3801 Maryland St., Bartlesville, OK 74006 or to the American Lung Association at www.lung.org.
Memorial services were Friday, June 22, at the Bartlesville Southern Baptist Church. Interment was in the Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR. Services were under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home in Dewey, OK. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.
