SUMMERTON, SC - Elsie Sanderson Hilton, 72, wife of Robert Arthur Hilton, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2010, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Born May 19, 1938, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late James Lewis and Alma McQueen Sanderson. She was of the Baptist faith. Surviving, in addition to her husband of Summerton, are a son, Edward L. Hilton (Debra) of Belleville, Illinois; two daughters, Sharon D. Esposito (Bud) of Charleston, and Kellie M. Bell (Keith) of Neeses; a brother, Lloyd Sanderson of Summerton; two sisters, Lois Watson of Graham, NC, and Patricia Fowler of Burlington, NC; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 19, 2010, in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home in Manning, with the Rev. Michael Murdoch officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, in Live Oak Memorial Gardens in Charleston. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, at Stephens Funeral Home in Manning. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. STEPHENS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge of arrangements. (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/deaths Published in Charleston Post & Courier on August 17, 2010