Class of 1946
1946 Maroon Spotlight
Martha Voigt
1946 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Martha Helen Voigt, 18, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Voigt of 925 Delaware street. She was born December 12, 1927, in Perry and attended grade school at Walsh, Colo., and Monte Vista, Colo.
Before moving to Perry she attended high school at Monte Vista, where she was a member of the Future Homemakers club. In Perry she belongs to the Walther League.
Following graduation Miss Voigt intends to take a course for beauty operators.
Martha Helena (Voigt) Hilley
December 12, 1927 – October 5, 2009
Martha “Helen” Hilley, 81, of DeSoto, Texas, passed away in Dallas on October 5, 2009.
Born December 17, 1927, in Perry, OK, she was the daughter of Wilhelm and Edna Polman Voigt. She grew up and attended school in Perry. Helen married Robert Hilley in 1946. They made their home in Perry until moving to Dallas in 1959, where she worked as a data entry operator and was later promoted to supervisor. As a child, Helen attended the Lutheran Church.
Helen is preceded in death by her parents, Wilhelm and Edna Voigt, sister, Teresa Mills, and husband, Robert Hilley.
She is survived by her sons, Robert Hilley and wife, Betty of Terrell, Val Hilley and wife, Jackie of Michigan and John Hilley of Red Oak; daughters, Jan Hull and husband, Harry of Lone Oak and Nina Hilley of College Station; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Funeral services for are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 8, 2009, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point, TX. Burial will be at White Rose Cemetery.