Wilma Gladys (Tellas) Hillman (1925 - 2015)

Born 21 Aug 1925 in New Point, Decatur, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas Franklin Tellas and Clara Elizabeth (Koebbe) Tellas

Died 24 Nov 2015 at age 90 in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Wilma “Dink” Hillman, 90, of Greensburg, passed away on November 24, 2015. She was born on August 21, 1925, in New Point, the daughter of Thomas and Clara (Koebbe) Tellas. As a young girl, sitting on her Dad’s lap listening to the radio show, “Hink and Dink” she looked to her dad and said you be Hink and I’ll be Dink, so thus was the name she was known by. Dink was a 1943 graduate of New Point High School. She was a homemaker and Avon Representative. Dink was a member of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church; she enjoyed watching the Cincinnati Reds, playing cards, and needle point. On January 27, 1951 she married John Hillman at the St. John’s Catholic Church in Enochsburg. Survivors include: Daughters- Rita (Gary) Phelps of Greensburg, Jane (Steve) Hockaden of Greensburg; Sons- Dennis (Connie) Hillman of Indianapolis, Larry (Cindy) Hillman of Pensacola, FL, Terrence Hillman of Greensburg; Grandchildren- Tammi Hillman, Tara Haley, Erin Phelps, Jenna Hillman, Christopher Hockaden, Natasha Hockaden; Great Grandchildren- Neleigha and Carhagin Haley. She was preceded in death by: Parents, Husband, Brothers- Charles “Art” Tellas and Thomas K. Tellas; Sister- Clara Irene Robbins. A Prayer Service for family and friends will be held on Friday, November 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm followed by visitation until 8:00 pm at the Gilliland Howe Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 11:00 am, with visitation one hour before, at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Father John Geis will be officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or to the St. Mary’s Building Fund. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.gilliland-howe.com^[1]

DNA Records

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Terrence Hillman and Marc Griffin, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Tellas and Mary Godert, the great great grandparents of both Terrence Hillman and Marc Griffin. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 38 cM across 3 segments. DNA test taker Terrence Hillman is the son of Wilma Tellas, the daughter of Thomas Tellas, the grandson of the common ancestors John Tellas & Mary Godert.

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/indystar/obituary.aspx?n=wilma-hillman-dink&pid=176638445

See also:

• Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Creek, Decatur, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01035; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 16-11

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 17 January 2021, 01:31), entry for Wilma Gladys Tellas (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LY5V-G8R ); contributed by various users.