Margaret Naomi Hillyer-Ford, 82, loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother passed away peacefully on January 1, 2023. Margaret was born on July 29, 1940 to Ray and Garnet Summers (McCunniff) in Montrose, CO. Margaret married the love of her life, Donald Hillyer, TSgt U.S. Air Force, on June 6, 1958, in Snyder, OK. They lived in Oklahoma, Kansas, Germany, South Dakota, Louisiana, and eventually moved back to Kansas. She dedicated her life raising her three children as a stay-at-home mother until the unexpected death of her husband in 1983. She then worked for many years as an administrative assistant at Wichita State University, retiring from WSU in 2007. Margaret loved the Lord and spent her life serving him. While raising her family, she was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Derby, KS and later became a member of Central Community Church in Wichita. Over the years she volunteered with the elderly and young mothers. She was a very kind and loving person and will be missed by many, but those close to her know that she had waited a long time to be reunited with her husband and her Lord.
Margaret was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hillyer and parents, Ray and Garnet Summers.
She is survived by her son, Terry (Karen) Hillyer; daughter, Diana Hillyer and her fiancé, Jim Braun; daughter, Caralynn (Kevin) McKee; grandchildren, Ashley (Josh) Workman; Malory (Omar) Tangeman, Graceanna (Nathan) Ramirez; Whitney (Mikey) Stevens; Caleb (Nilser) Hillyer; Meaghan (Nic) Garcia; Joy (Jesse) Forney; and great-grandchildren, Easton, Wyatt, John, Brielynn, Elowyn, Max and Paul; brother, Donald (Wanda) Summers; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023 from 5-7pm at Smith Family Mortuary, 1415 N. Rock Rd. Derby, KS 67037. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 7th at 1:00 p.m. at El Paso Cemetery, Derby, KS.
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In lieu of flowers, we encourage donations to the Kansas Humane Society, 3313 N Hillside St, Wichita, KS 6721 in memory of Margaret.
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