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Alice Waldroup Hilton, age 95, passed away on February 4, 2019. Mrs. Hilton had been
living with her daughter and son-in-law in Lawrenceville, GA for the last five years due
to failing health. Prior to that, she resided at her home of more than 70 years in Sautee,
GA, which was where she truly longed to be.
Mrs. Hilton was born February 19, 1923, in Hayesville, NC., the second of ten children
born to Herbert Wilkerson Waldroup and Bernice Henson Waldroup of Franklin,
NC. She was married to James Rex Hilton on January 18, 1944, in Canton, Ohio. After
living in Ohio for several years, they relocated back to Georgia upon the birth of their
first child. Mrs. Hilton was a member of Community Baptist Church, Sautee, GA and
later became a member of Harvest Christian Church, Clarkesville, GA. She was always
active in her community and especially enjoyed all the activities she participated in with
her church family. Mrs. Hilton will be remembered for her kindness as well as her
outgoing and loving personality. She has blessed all her family and friends with her
grace, perspective on life, love, wisdom and most especially her legacy of faith and
dependence on God. She will be remembered by all her family for the fierce love she
gave to them all.
Mrs. Hilton is survived by her daughters, Jennifer Pharris and son-in-law Mitchell
Pharris of Sautee, GA and Ruth Hilton Connor and son-in-law Bill Connor of
Lawrenceville, GA; grandson, James Chad Hilton and daughter-in-law Amy Hilton,
Cleveland, GA; sister, Virginia Waldroup Cooper of Winder, GA; sisters-in-law, Lelia
Waldroup of Hayesville, NC and Shirlene Waldroup of Hayesville, NC; as well as a
multitude of grandkids, great grandkids, nephews and nieces.
Mrs. Hilton was preceded in death by her husband, James Rex Hilton; sons, Michael
and Ralph Hilton; and grandson, Kevin Hilton, all of Sautee, GA. She was also
preceded in death by her sister, Gladis Waldroup Wilson of Franklin, NC; brother,
Harold Waldroup of Hayesville, NC; sister, Glenna Waldroup Monkus of Nichols, GA
formerly of Oakwood, GA; sister Meryl Waldroup Monkus of Blue Ridge, GA; brothers,
Coy and Roy Waldroup of Franklin, NC, Brance Waldroup of Hayesville, NC, and
Horace Waldroup of Franklin, NC.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, February 7, 2019 at
Harvest Christian Church in Clarkesville, GA. The Rev. Tim Hilton, the Rev. Raymond
Fortner and the Rev. Michael Wilkes will officiate. Interment will follow in the church
cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2-4 & 6-8 PM Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the
funeral home.
To share a memory or to leave a condolence please visit www.barrettfh.com.
Barrett Funeral Home, Cleveland.
