LOWELL HILEMAN

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Lowell W. "Timer" Hileman, 79, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Jan. 30, 1997, at Union County Hospital.

He was born Feb. 8, 1917, in Union County, son of Oliver F. and Ida Kohler Hileman. He and June Powles were married April 10, 1939, at Jackson.

Hileman worked as a farmer, retired from Fruit Belt Co. at Ullin, and had worked at Tamms Paint Mill.

Survivors include his wife; five sons, Gerald, Stanley, Dale, Roger, and Kevin Hileman, all of Jonesboro; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and six great-stepgrandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, twin grandsons, and 10 brothers and sisters.

Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro after 5 p.m. today.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Pastor Rick Hertenstein officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.