Wanda McCollough Hilton

Funeral service for Mrs. Wanda McCollough Hilton will be at 11 am on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Natchitoches with Bro. John Elliott officiating.  A committal service will be held at 2 pm on the 30th at Mt. Carmel Cemetery near Florien, LA.  The family will receive friends from 9 am until service time at Emmanuel Baptist Church located at 4473 LA-3278, Natchitoches, LA 71457. Wanda, 96 years of age, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019.  She was born on May 15, 1923, to Owen and Gertrude (Jones) McCollough in Fullerton, LA.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Lee Chester Hilton; son, Samuel Lee Hilton; daughter, Elizabeth “Pud” Maillet; sister, Wilda Bridges; and a brother, Owen McCollough. She is survived by her grandchildren, Kevin Maillet and his wife Kim, Stephen Hilton, and Shane Hilton; a great-grandson, Julian Maillet; a daughter in law, Susan Hilton; a son in law, Nathan Maillet; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home, 7200 Desiard Street, Monroe, LA 71203 or to Gideons International, P.O. Box 97251, Washington, DC 20090-7251.