Obituary
Glen W. Hillger, 83, died Sept. 3 at his residence in Big Spring and was buried in Garden City Cemetery. He was born Aug. 14, 1922 in Glasscock County to Bert and Bertha Hillger. He married Viola Elizabeth Robinson Nov. 9, 1946 in Pecos. He had been a resident of Howard County since 1983. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. In 2001, the Hillger family was honored at the Howard-Glasscock Old Settlers Reunion as the oldest family still living in Glasscock County.
He is survived by his wife, Viola, of Big Spring, three sons, Bert Hillger of Big Spring, Alton Hillger of Garden City and Ronald Hillger of Weatherford; one sister, Eunice Becknell of Grovetown, GA; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, one brother and one great-grandchild.