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Hazel Hilton Milam
(September 29, 1923 - March 6, 2009)

Hazel Hilton Milam, 85, of Ruston, LA, went to be with the Lord, Friday, March 6, 2009, following a lengthy illness. A worship service celebrating her life will be held Monday, March 9, 2009, at 2:00 PM in Ruston at Owens Funeral Home. Interment will follow the service at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be Sunday, March 8, from 5:00--7:00 PM at Owens Funeral Home.

Mrs. Milam was born September 29, 1923, in Ruston, LA, to the late William and Cora Cook Hilton and lived all of her life in Lincoln Parish. She graduated with a degree in Music from Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in 1943 and directed vocal music at Ruston High School from 1943-46. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Ruston from 1944-1988 and Cook Baptist Church from 1988-2009.

Mrs. Milam was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Don Hayes Milam, and by four siblings, Odell, Wince, Hayward, and Billy Hilton. Left to cherish her memory is son, Mark Milam and wife, Judy, of Shreveport; daughter Cindy Singleton and husband, Jerry, of Homer; son, Paul Milam and wife, Dana, of Ruston; and daughter Kay Redd and husband, Blake, of The Woodlands, TX; sisters-in-law, Etta Hilton and Patsy Hilton; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Milam lived a wonderful Christian life of service to the Lord she loved and to the family she cherished.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons; Bobby Singleton, Cade Milam, Matthew Milam, Chance Redd, David Milam and Brooks Harrington, husband of granddaughter Sarah Milam Harrington. Honorary pallbearers will be Denmon Garner, Tommy Grafton, and Van Grafton.

The family wishes to extend special thanks to the staffs of Northern LA Medical Center, HealthSouth, and Princeton Place in Ruston. The service will be conducted by Dave St. Andre and Tommy Grafton. Memorials may be made to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home in Monroe, the Agape Sunday School Class at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston, or St. Jude Children's Hospital.