Birth date: Feb 10, 1917 Death date: Apr 7, 2011
Leona Hardway Hills, 94, of Martinsville, IL passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 7, 2011 at Heartland Manor, Casey, IL. She was born on February 10, 1917 in Martinsville, IL, the daughter of John Lee Hardway and Nannie Et Read Obituary
Leona has gone home to be with Bob and Pattie. What a joyful reunion they are having. She was a great lady and Sue and I are blessed to have been a part of her life. Leona was a frequent visitor to Macomb during Bob 's time at WIU - and while Sue, Gen
To Leona 's Dear Family, What a great lady! Ken and I understood how Bob, her son, became such a great guy once we met his wonderful mother. I sang in Newcomers at WIU and Ken tagged along. We soon got to know Leona through her frequent attendance to
Sweet lady - wonderful cook and co-worker. Rest in Peace Leona - your work here is done.
While we are former students of Bob Hills, we always knew that Leona would be at every Newcomer performance. She knew everyone personally, and we loved the opportunity to sit and chat with her whenever possible. She watched us grow-up, along with out
I knew Leona through her son Bob, as she was most active in his career at Western Illinois Univ. I was a student of Bob 's and always got to see her. She was a joy and i loved talking to her. We would always comment, after we discovered! "We Have the
What an elegant lady! Jan and I have fond memories of Leona 's appearances and support of so many WIU musical events. We always called her simply, "Mrs. Hills". Having lost Jan 's mother, Edie Evans, just last week, the feelings here are of the tender
To all of Leona 's family: My sympathy to you all. Leona was such a lovely lady. I cherish the years we spent together at the Martinsville United Methodist church. She was always so willing to serve in whatever capacity she was needed. May she rest in
I was lucky to spend many a wonderful afternoon in Leona 's home visiting her and Bob. We also saw her at many of Bob 's concerts and she was always a pleasure to talk with and be with. She was always a wonderful hostess and served so many great meals
I have so many happy memories of Leona. I know she is with her family and Jesus. She will be greatly missed.
