Obit of Hisle, Billy C. - Comanche County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Gene Phillips <okarchives@comcast.net>   18 Dec 2005
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:Post Cemetery--Fort Sill OK
Lawton Constitution 1 Oct 2003

Billy C. Hisle

Funeral for retired Sgt. 1st Class Billy C. Hisle, 72, Lawton, will be at 
1:30 p.m. Friday at Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Robert Smith, 
youth pastor, Madill First Baptist Church, and John Kerr, retired Baptist 
minister, Sterling, officiating.

Sgt. Hisle died Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at a Lawton hospital.

Burial with military honors will be at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill.

He was born April 23, 1931, in Winchester, Ky., to Henry and Hattie Hisle. 
He grew up in Kentucky, and was drafted into the Army on June 13, 1952. He 
was a Vietnam veteran, and his awards include the Vietnam Service Medal, 
Good Conduct Medal Sixth Award, one Overseas Service Bar, Republic of 
Vietnam Campaign Medal and the National Defense Service Medal with First 
Oak Leaf Cluster. He retired from the Army on Aug. 31, 1975, at Fort Sill. 
He later attended Cameron College and went to work for Lawton Public 
Schools. He retired again in 1995. He married Ada Crowe on Sept. 8, 1951, 
in Winchester, Ky. He served as a volunteer for Mobile Meals, and was a 
member of the board of directors for Meet the Needs.

Survivors include his wife, of the home; a son and daughter-in-law, Walden 
Douglas and Marie Hisle, Fletcher; three daughters and sons-in-law: Janie 
Virginia and Joe Hoff, Brenda Jo and Tommy Ronio and Billie Lynn and R.L. 
Smith, all of Lawton; four brothers: James, Eugene, Jackie and Ramond 
Hisle, all of Kentucky; eight grandchildren and their spouses: Mary and 
Tony Velazquez, Jennifer and Jose Olivencia, Donna and Juan Flores, Angel 
Smith, Robert and Mary Smith, Amanda Ronio, T.J. Ronio and Erin Hoff; six 
great-grandchildren: Kirstie, David and Brianna Velazquez, Jacob Olivencia 
and Gabriella and Isaiah Flores.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers: Edward H. and 
Kenneth L. Hisle; and two sisters: Irene Burgess and May Barker.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mobile Meals or Feed the Children.

Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Sympathy cards may be sent to the family at www.beckerfuneral.com.
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