Lake County Examiner – Lakeview, Oregon – June 29, 2006 Lillian R. Hill Lillian R. Hill, 85, passed away on Thursday, June 22, 2006 at the Lake District Hospital following a brief illness. Lillian was born March 19, 1921 in Neodesha, Kansas to Fred and Mary (Hill) Zillner. She was raised and educated in Neodesha where she graduated from high school. She was married to Floyd Lape in 1958. Lape died in 1988. The couple came to Lakeview in 1963 where Lillian worked for the Lakeview Building Material and she also ran the restaurant at the bowling alley. Lillian became famous for her pies and pie crust. The couple moved to Coos Bay in September of 1966 and then moved to Prineville in 1987. Lillian cam back to Lakeview in 1990 and she was married to Vern Hill in 1995 in Alturas. The couple came to Lakeview in 1996. Lillian enjoyed fishing, hunting, card playing, crossword puzzles and she was an avid golfer. Survivors include her husband Vern of Lakeview; two sons, Gene Melroy of Bellevista, Ark. and Ed Melroy of Visalia, Calif.; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one stepdaughter, Becky Diederick of Alturas; one brother, Lawerence of St. Joe, Mo. and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three sisters and two brothers. At the request of Hill public funeral services will not be held. Private interment will take place at the family plot in the Sunset Cemetery. Contributions in the memory of Hill may be made to the Lake County Memorial Heart Fund, c/o Jim Lynch, 620 N. 1st St., Lakeview 97630 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel has charge of the arrangements. Deceased: Lillian R. Hill Date of Birth:March 19, 1921 in Neodesha, Kansas Date of Death: Thursday, June 22, 2006 at the Lake District Hospital Age: 95 Parents: Fred and Mary (Hill) Zillner Married: Floyd Lape in 1958. Vern Hill in 1995 in Alturas Survivors: Husband: Vern of Lakeview Sons: Gene Melroy of Bellevista, Ark. and Ed Melroy of Visalia, Calif. Four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one stepdaughter, Becky Diederick of Alturas; one brother, Lawerence of St. Joe, Mo. and many nieces and nephews At the request of Hill public funeral services will not be held. Private interment will take place at the family plot in the Sunset Cemetery. Contributions in the memory of Hill may be made to the Lake County Memorial Heart Fund, c/o Jim Lynch, 620 N. 1st St., Lakeview 97630 or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Ousley Osterman Huffstutter Funeral Chapel has charge of the arrangements. ~~~~~~ Billie C. & Anita 'Jean' Reynolds Family Researcher of "The Last Frontier" Modoc County, California --- Our outgoing mail is checked by ZoneAlarm AntiVirus.