SFC (Retired) Felix Hilton

1949-2020

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Felix Ray Hilton, 71, Dixon, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, in the Mercy Hospital in Springfield.

He was born Jan. 31, 1949, to William Joel and Selma Elise (Norvell) Hilton in Harrison, Ark.

He was united in marriage to Emiko Uemura of Fukuoka, Japan.

Felix served his country in the U.S. Army in Vietnam as a 11B Infantryman with Airborne and Sniper training. He retired as an 88N Transportation Coordinator and was honorably discharged in 1992 after 23 ½ years of service and attaining the rank of Sergeant First Class.

He was preceded in death by parents, William and Selma and wife, Emiko.

Felix is survived by daughters, Diana Emiko Hilton and Lizu Emily Hilton-Durham; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sisters, Bonnie Hilton of Yakima, Wash. and Martha Poe of Harrison, Ark.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Nov. 9, at Waynesville Veterans Cemetery with military honors.

Arrangements entrusted to Long-Kloeppel Funeral Home in Dixon.