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Submitted: 3/5/18 • Approved: 8/24/21 • Last Updated: 8/27/21 • R157685-G0-S3
Kenneth C. Hillis, D.D.S.
Birth: September 7, 1924
De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas
Death: August 19, 2017
Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas
Kenneth C. Hillis, of De Kalb, Texas passed away Saturday, August 19, 2017 at a Texarkana, Texas hospital. He was 92. Kenneth was born September 7, 1924, in De Kalb, TX to Leonard and Mattie Odessa Johns Hillis.
He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Math from East Texas State University and graduated from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston, Texas in 1957. Dr. Hillis taught High School Chemistry and Algebra with the Houston Independent School District, was a Dentist for 33 years and a member of De Kalb First United Methodist Church in De Kalb, Texas. He was a Veteran of the United States Army, having served in the Infantry in Germany and France during WWII and was a Retired Lt. Col. from the United States Air Force.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two sisters, Margie Hillis Gatlin and Paula Mae Hillis Hodgson.
Services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at De Kalb First United Methodist Church in De Kalb, Texas with Rev. Matt Smith and Lynn Duren officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at Woodmen Cemetery in De Kalb, Texas.
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Contributed on 3/5/18 by MryAl8
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