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Robert Edward Hillis

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Birth	:	29 Jun 1928 Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	11 Jan 2014 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.4980710, -86.1170840
Description	:	Robert E. Hillis 85, Kokomo, died at 7:57 am, January 11th, at Community-North Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 29, 1928, in Kokomo, to the late Glen R. and Bernice (Haynes) Hillis. On February 7, 1955, in Kokomo, he married Doris (Hilligoss) Hillis. She preceded him in death July 19, 2010. Mr. Hillis graduated from High School at the Culver Military Academy. He attended Hanover College for his Under-graduate Degree, and obtained a Masters-Degree in Chemistry from the University of Louisville. Over the course of his professional career Bob Hillis was a Soldier, Chemist, Metallurgist, Engineer, and licensed as a... Read More	Robert E. Hillis 85, Kokomo, died at 7:57 am, January 11th, at Community-North Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born June 29, 1928, in Kokomo, to the late Glen R. and Bernice (Haynes) Hillis. On February 7, 1955, in Kokomo, he married Doris (Hilligoss) Hillis. She preceded him in death July 19, 2010. Mr. Hillis graduated from High School at the Culver Military Academy. He attended Hanover College for his Under-graduate Degree, and obtained a Masters-Degree in Chemistry from the University of Louisville. Over the course of his professional career Bob Hillis was a Soldier, Chemist, Metallurgist, Engineer, and licensed as a Commercial Pilot. He also was an avid enthusiast of Amateur Radio using the Call Letters, W9GAV. He worked as a chemist for Bendix Corporation in South Bend, and later as a metallurgist for Dirilyte Corporation in Kokomo. After Dirilyte closed their Kokomo operations, Mr. Hillis became a Registered Professional Engineer, formed his own company, Hillis Engineering, and designed numerous local commercial buildings before his retirement in 1998. Mr. Hillis was the Grandson of automobile Pioneer Elwood Haynes, and brother of former Congressman Elwood (Bud) Hillis, and the late Choral Director, Margaret Hillis. His father Glen R. Hillis, a Kokomo Attorney, was the 1940 Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana. Surviving are his son Rolden Stephen Hillis, two brothers and one sister-in-law, Elwood (Bud) and Carol Hillis, Windsor. Colorado, and Joseph Hillis, Oakland, California; Two Brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law, Robert and Billie Lou Hilligoss, Kokomo, and Fred Hilligoss, Kokomo; and several nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, and sister Margaret Hillis. Funeral services will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel, 3400 South Webster Street. Services will be conducted by Dennis Kinnan, Janet Nicol, and Won Choi. Burial will follow at Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Robert Edward Hillis's memorial is located at: Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, USA.
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Robert Edward Hillis death on 11 Jan 2014 in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 40.4980710
Longitude: -86.1170840

Family Members:

Parent

Glen Raymond Hillis

(1891 - 1965)

Bernice Haynes Hillis

(1892 - 1976)

Spouse

Doris Pauline Hilligoss Hillis

(1932 - 2010)

Siblings

Margaret Eleanor Hillis

(1921 - 1998)

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