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     His Social Security Number was 494-14-6459.⁶ Merle Hubert Foster was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.⁴ He was born on February 24, 1922 at Kansas.^2,7,6,4 He married Barbara Ann Biggs on July 21, 1948 at Carson City, Douglas Co., Nevada.³ Merle Hubert Foster died on July 11, 1982 at age 60.^7,4

     Barbara Ann Biggs was buried at Dwelling 36, District 48-39, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.² Her Social Security Number was 513-24-0178.³ She was born on April 15, 1929 at Kansas.^2,3,4 As of July 21, 1948,her married name was Foster.¹ She married Merle Hubert Foster, son of Marion W. Foster and Gertrude Ann Hillbrant, on July 21, 1948 at Carson City, Douglas Co., Nevada.¹ Barbara Ann Biggs died on February 23, 1970 at Ventura Co., California, at age 40.^2,4

     Perry Franklin Zink was buried at Geneva Cemetery, Geneva, Allen Co., Kansas.² His Social Security Number was 513-09-5998.³ He was born on July 16, 1898 at Kansas.^3,2 He married Goldie Idella Hillbrant, daughter of William Green Hillbrant and Lucy Lavona Whitacre, on November 5, 1924 at Kansas.¹ Perry Franklin Zink died on May 17, 1966 at Kansas at age 67.^3,2

     Edna F. Heath was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.³ Her Social Security Number was 514-68-3027.⁴ She was born on February 3, 1902 at Kansas.^5,3,4 As of April 6, 1921,her married name was Hillbrant.³ She married John Alexander Hillbrant, son of William Green Hillbrant and Lucy Lavona Whitacre, on April 6, 1921.^3,1,2 Edna F. Heath died on November 6, 1989 at Kansas at age 87.^3,4

     Donald Lowell Hillbrant was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^2,3 He July 24, 1929 - December 01, 2015 - Donald Lowell Hillbrant, 86, died in an auto accident Tuesday, December 1, 2015, northwest of Iola, Kansas. He was born in Iola, Kansas, the son of John and Edna (Heath) Hillbrant. During his days in high school, he worked for Mr. Roy and Nora Sleeper. He enjoyed working in the furniture business and Mortuary. Working at Sleepers, he learned the joy of giving and so the growing continued. Donald befriended many people during his life's travels. When his parents moved to a farm west of Iola, he became educated about growing and raising cattle. But the heavy work of haying damaged his back, causing him to re-direct his life. He attended college in Springfield, Missouri where he received a BA degree from Evangel University and then a Masters from Drury College there. He worked on his PhD in Education at KU. He taught 35 years at the General Douglas MacArthur Elementary School in Leavenworth, Kansas. Donald became involved with Latin America missions. And made a number of trips to help out those countries. Flower and trees were blessed by Donald's care. And he shared quite often plants that he grew. Donald was preceded in death by a nephew Miles Kessinger and his sister Doris. He is survived by a multitude of cousins. A visitation will be at the Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Chapel in Iola on Sunday, December 6, 2015 between 2pm - 4pm. Services will be at the First Presbyterian Church in Iola on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 12:30 pm. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Iola.² He was born on July 24, 1929 at Allen Co., Kansas.² He died on December 1, 2015 at Iola, Allen Co., Kansas, at age 86.²

     Doris Lea Hillbrant was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^4,2 She Doris Lea Kessinger, 74, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2008, at her home in Ozark, Missouri. Doris had fought a battle with cancer for the last six months. Her husband, Don, was constantly at her side. Doris was born April 28, 1933, in lola, the daughter of John and Edna (Heath) Hillbrant. Doris and Don were married for 55 happy years. They met shortly after Don returned from serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. A year later, on Aug. 31, 1952, they were married in the lola First Evangelical United Brethren Church by the Rev. Lyle Roe. Doris was a homemaker and devoted her life to her family. She was a loving wife, and mother to their only son, Miles, who they lost in an vehicle accident in 1987. Doris was a wonderful cook and loved her landscape and gardening. She started riding horses when she was 4 years old. She and Miles had 200 head of cattle until his untimely death. After this, the Kessingers spent many years traveling with their recreational vehicle. They spent a great amount of time in McAllen, Texas, but had their home near Waco, Texas, on the Brazos River. Doris's life was loved at the farm from the time she grew up. Everyone west of the Neosho River seemed to be her friend or relative. Each morning, she rose with a smile on her face, greeting the day with reverence for the opportunities that God sent along. Even in doing so, what some would consider unimportant, she held before her the Ultimate Purpose toward which she was working. She met life with a gleam in her eye, love in her heart and a determination to be simply good. If Doris could help somebody with a word, a song, a prayer, or her work, her living would not be in vain. She knew innately as Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, "no matter how often defeated, you are born to victory. The reward of a thing well done, is to have done it." She spoke no ill of anyone, but saw only the value in all. She fought a gracious battle against the ravages of cancer. It was, as the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge expressed so fittingly, "How well she fell asleep! Like some proud river, widening toward the sea calmly and grandly, silently and deep. Life joined eternity." She was a great, quiet and caring person. She will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her son, Miles; her parents; and many relatives. Doris is survived by her husband, Don; his sister, Diana McCaustland of Manhattan, KS; her only brother, Donald Hillbrant of Iola, KS; three nieces from Diane and Bob McCausland; and many cousins. The memorial service will be conducted jointly by the Rev. Gene McIntosh and the Rev. Lloyd Houk on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Calvary United Methodist Church in Iola, KS. Burial will follow immediately after the service in the Highland Cemetery, Iola, KS.² She was born on April 28, 1933 at Kansas.^1,5,2,4 As of August 31, 1952,her married name was Kessinger.⁴ She married Don M. Kessinger on August 31, 1952 at Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^2,4 Doris Lea Hillbrant died on March 6, 2008 at Ozark Township, Christian Co., Missouri, at age 74.^5,2,4

     Miles Lee Kessinger was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.² He was born on April 4, 1964.² He died on November 29, 1987 at age 23.²

     Fern Violet Lawless was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.³ She was born on January 17, 1904 at Kansas.³ As of April 19, 1926,her married name was Hillbrant.¹ She married Lloyd George Hillbrant, son of William Green Hillbrant and Lucy Lavona Whitacre, on April 19, 1926 at Crawford Co., Arkansas.^1,2 Fern Violet Lawless died on July 29, 1989 at Kansas at age 85.³

     Betty Jo Hillbrant was buried at Fort Scott National Cemetery, 900 East National Avenue, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas.^4,5 Her Social Security Number was 510-24-8153.¹ Her married name was Bernhart.¹ Her married name was Lloyd.¹ Her married name was Sims.¹ She married Wayne Allen Lloyd.^1,4,5 Betty Jo Hillbrant married Nathaniel Earl "Nat" Sims Jr.¹ Betty Jo Hillbrant married Unknown Bernhart.¹ Betty Jo Hillbrant was born on September 16, 1929 at Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^1,4,5 She died on March 20, 2005 at Kansas at age 75.^1,4,5

     Wayne Allen Lloyd was buried at Pleasanton Cemetery, Pleasanton, Linn Co., Kansas.⁵ He married Betty Jo Hillbrant, daughter of Lloyd George Hillbrant and Fern Violet Lawless.^6,7,8 Wayne Allen Lloyd was born on January 15, 1925 at Pleasanton, Linn Co., Kansas.^2,3 He died on August 15, 1956 at Blue, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 31.^2,4 He Wayne Lloyd, 33 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Lloyd, was killed in a car accident Wednesday morning at 2:40 AM on Highway 71 near Independence Missouri. His wife Betty was also seriously injured, suffering a broken leg and wrist, hand badly mangled and internal injuries. Clifford Larson of Kansas City, owner and driver of the vehicle was uninjured. No authentic reports of the accident could be obtained at this time but it was partially concluded that the car had missed a curve in the highway and gotten out-of-control ,going into a ditch in overturning. The deceased is survived by four daughters, Linda, Rhonda, Debera and LeAnn all of the home in Kansas City; and his parents Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Lloyd besides several brothers and sisters. The body was brought to torneden Chapel here Wednesday for burial services which have not been completed. on August 16, 1956.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 509-30-4238.³ Nathaniel Earl "Nat" Sims Jr. was buried at Fort Scott National Cemetery, 900 East National Avenue, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas.^2,1 He married Betty Jo Hillbrant, daughter of Lloyd George Hillbrant and Fern Violet Lawless.³ Nathaniel Earl "Nat" Sims Jr. was born on August 13, 1932 at Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kansas.^2,1,4,3 He died on February 28, 2003 at age 70.^1,2,4,3

     Barbara Jeanne Hillbrant was buried at Highland Cemetery, Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^1,2 She was born on July 2, 1927 at Iola, Allen Co., Kansas.^1,2,5 As of December 23, 1983,her married name was Dyer.¹ She married Hubert V. Dyer on December 23, 1983 at Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas.¹ Barbara Jeanne Hillbrant died on March 12, 2008 at Girard, Crawford Co., Kansas, at age 80.^1,2,5 She Barbara Jeanne Dyer, age 80, passed away March 12, 2008, at Girard Medical Center, Girard, Kan. from complications to pneumonia. She was born on July 2, 1927, in Iola, Kan., the daughter of Lloyd George and Fern Violet Lawless Hillbrant. She attended schools in the Fulton/Mapleton area and later moved to Fort Scott where she lived for many years. She married Hubert V. Dyer of Walnut, Kan., on Dec. 23, 1983, in Fort Scott, and they spent the next several years operating the B & H Bait Shop in Walnut. He preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 2000, and she moved to Arma until entering Sunset Manor of Frontenac in October 2007. She loved gardening and raising flowers, especially her roses. Barbara had no children of her own but is survived by several nieces, including Ronda Johnson, her caregiver. She is also survived by family in the Iola area. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, a stepfather, Claude Hessong, a sister Betty Lloyd Sims Bernhart. Following cremation, Barbara will be interred in Iola beside her mother. She requested no services, but condolences to the family may be left in the care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, Fort Scott. on March 14, 2008.¹

     Hubert V. Dyer was buried at Paola Cemetery, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas.^2,3 His Social Security Number was 440-32-0004.⁴ He was born on August 25, 1931.^2,3,5,4 He married Barbara Jeanne Hillbrant, daughter of Lloyd George Hillbrant and Fern Violet Lawless, on December 23, 1983 at Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kansas.¹ Hubert V. Dyer died on December 9, 2000 at Kansas at age 69.^1,2,3,5,4