Obituary for David John Hilliker
Sunday evening, February 27th, 2022, David Hilliker was welcomed into Heaven with great rejoicing.
He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania to Donald Hilliker and Ella (Stearns), on June 8, 1949. At the age of 5, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he began to attend St. Matthews United Methodist Church. In 1968, he graduated from Wheaton Central High School in Wheaton, Illinois. He attended Chastain Institute of Technology. In 1971, he met Jena in Evansville, Indiana. The two were married on November 4, 1972 in Batesville, Indiana. Jena and David moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1974. They raised three children, Shawn, Carrie, and Janna.
David was a beloved member of St. Matthews UMC Seeks Class, and was an active volunteer with the Girl Scouts. Due to his seizures throughout his life, he was also involved with the Epilepsy Foundation. He was known for his mischievous humor and for being a father figure to many.
He is preceded in death by his father, Donald, and mother, Ella; sister, Laura Novak; step-mother, Suzanne Deveraux; and mother-in-law, Carolyn Browder.
David is survived by his wife, Jena; children, Shawn, Carrie Haggard (Jerry), and Janna Mathews (Josh); brother, Jim (Sheila); sister, Nancy (Ed); and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who were his greatest treasures. He also has many extended family members and friends who will miss him dearly.
Funeral service will be at 10:00am on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 319 Browns Ln, followed by interment in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00pm on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Rd.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana or to St. Matthews United Methodist Church.
He was born in Erie, Pennsylvania to Donald Hilliker and Ella (Stearns), on June 8, 1949. At the age of 5, he moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he began to attend St. Matthews United Methodist Church. In 1968, he graduated from Wheaton Central High School in Wheaton, Illinois. He attended Chastain Institute of Technology. In 1971, he met Jena in Evansville, Indiana. The two were married on November 4, 1972 in Batesville, Indiana. Jena and David moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1974. They raised three children, Shawn, Carrie, and Janna.
David was a beloved member of St. Matthews UMC Seeks Class, and was an active volunteer with the Girl Scouts. Due to his seizures throughout his life, he was also involved with the Epilepsy Foundation. He was known for his mischievous humor and for being a father figure to many.
He is preceded in death by his father, Donald, and mother, Ella; sister, Laura Novak; step-mother, Suzanne Deveraux; and mother-in-law, Carolyn Browder.
David is survived by his wife, Jena; children, Shawn, Carrie Haggard (Jerry), and Janna Mathews (Josh); brother, Jim (Sheila); sister, Nancy (Ed); and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, who were his greatest treasures. He also has many extended family members and friends who will miss him dearly.
Funeral service will be at 10:00am on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, 319 Browns Ln, followed by interment in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be 4:00-8:00pm on Friday, March 4, 2022, at Highlands Funeral Home, 3331 Taylorsville Rd.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of Kentuckiana or to St. Matthews United Methodist Church.