Hilliard, Metabelle

1924 - 2007  (82 years)

• Name	Hilliard, Metabelle
  Birth	18 Jun 1924
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	HILL.M008
  _FGRAVE	19854320
  Death	10 Jun 2007	Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
  Burial	Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois
  Person ID	I50054	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Hilliard, Samuel R.,   b. 26 Oct 1890, Wayne County, Illinois d. 10 Jul 1969, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Cook, Nettie K.,   b. 24 Aug 1893, Wayne County, Illinois d. 31 May 1969, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F18056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pond, Merle Duane Sr.,   b. 22 Jan 1923, Poynor, Ripley County, Missouri d. 17 May 2013, Geff, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1940
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 15 years and 6 months - He : ~ 16 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. Pond, Anita   2. Pond, Merle Duane Jr.,   b. 10 Oct 1946, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 10 Oct 1946, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F18055	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 10 Jun 2007 - Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Cisne Cemetery, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  METABELLE POND, 82 of Geff passed away at 3:07AM Sunday June 10, 2007 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, IN. Metabelle was born June 18, 1924 at Cisne to Sam and Nettie (Cook) Hillard. She married Merle Duane Pond October 1, 1942 at Cape Girardeau, MO. She was a homemaker and retired after 29 years at Airtex. Metabelle was a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church for 44 years and also a member of the Geff Quilters. Surviving Metabelle are her husband Merle Duane Pond; 1 daughter Anita McNeely (& her husband Richard) and 1 son Richard Pond (& his wife Anita Kay) all of Geff, IL; 1 brother Donne Hilliard (& his wife Inez) of Fairfield, IL. Also surviving are 2 grand- daughters Krista and Michelle and 1 great granddaughter Haley. Preceding her in death was 1 son Merle Duane II, 1 granddaughter Kensey, 1 brother Dale, 3 sisters Wanda, Wilma & Lyndall and her parents. Funeral services for Metabelle Pond will be at 1:00PM Wednesday, June 13, 2007 at Hosselton Funeral Home. Burial will be at Cisne Cemetery. Friends may call 6-8PM on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.