Hilliard

Dorothy E. Hilliard, 84, died Tuesday at the Chicora Medical Center, where she had been a resident for the past three years.

Born Jan. 17, 1924, in Chipee, Mass., she was a daughter of the late Frederick and Eleanor (Baker) Rauschenbach.

She was a homemaker and had worked as a sales clerk for the former Gaylord's Department Store in Butler. She was a member of the Tri-State Country Music Association and had enjoyed playing the organ.

Surviving are two sons, Howard J. Hilliard Jr. of Elyria, Ohio, and Douglas E. Hilliard of Pittsburgh; two daughters, Sandra Duncan of Renfrew and Shirley Hilliard (Mrs. Charles Mustake) of Negley, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Her husband, Howard J. Hilliard, who she married March 23, 1944, died Oct. 31, 2005. She also was preceded in death by two sisters.

<B>Hilliard </B>—<B> </B>Friends of Dorothy E. Hilliard, who died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Geibel Funeral Home</B>, 201 E. Cunningham St. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Patricia Sawaya, chaplain of Chicora Medical Center, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Rosewood Cemetery, Washington Township.Information also is available at www.geibelfuneralhome.com.