St. Clair County Obits

ROY FREDERICK HILTY

Clinton Daily Democrat
23 February 2005
Roy
Frederick Hilty, born in St. Clair County, January 7, 1908, to Fred and Hanna (Neuenschwander) Hilty, died
in Denver, Colorado, February 20, 2005, at the age of 97 years, one month and 18 days. He spent most of his life as a farmer in St. Clair and Henry counties. He served several terms on the Lowry City school board
and after retirement drove a school bus for the Lowry City School and was mayor of Lowry City. In the early
1970s he and Alice moved to a ranch in Parshall, Colorado, where they lived for the next 30 plus years.
Roy was a devout Christian and was a member of the Valley Center United Church of Christ and became a
member of the Parshall Chapel in Parshall, Colorado. He was a 32-degree Mason and former Grand Master of the Kremmeling Lodge. He enjoyed living in the mountains and attributed his long life to the clean
mountain air. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Palmer Hilty of Washington, Wes Hilty
of Clinton, Ben Hilty of Lowry City and Joe Hilty of Oregon; one sister, Lottie Ross of Urich. He is
survived by his wife Alice R. Hilty of the home; two sons, Daniel and wife Lydia, Denver, Colorado, and
David and wife Susan, Deepwater; a daughter Roilynn Kay Kreeder and husband Earl, St. Louis; twin sister
Ruby Sargent, Kansas City; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Memorial services will be at Valley Center United Church of Christ, Deepwater, Saturday, February 26, 2 p.m.