NAME: MELBA CHRISTINE (HILLIS) TROTTER RENNER, AGE 65, ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: DECEMBER 23, 1936 AT NINNEKA, OKLAHOMA TO JAMES OLIS AND MARY ELIZA (WILKERSON) HILLIS.

PASSED AWAY: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2002 AT HER RESIDENCE IN ATOKA, OK. AGE: 65 YEARS 7 MONTHS AND 28 DAYS.

EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN OKLAHOMA, CALIFORNIA, AND OREGON.

MARRIED: BILLY JOE TROTTER ON SEPTEMBER 23, 1950 AT VANCOUVER, WA.

OCCUPATION: CHRISTINE HAD OWNED AND OPERATED A NURSING HOME AND SHE HAD BEEN A PROFESSIONAL CAKE DECORATOR.

CHURCH AFFILIATION: BAPTIST.

SURVIVED BY

FORMER HUSBAND: BILLY JOE TROTTER OF ROWLETT, TX.

DAUGHTERS: CAROL LUKE AND HUSBAND RONNIE OF PLANO, TX. ANITA MARCINO AND HUSBAND JOSEPH OF PLANO, TX. SHARON HARRER AND HUSBAND CRAIG OF LOWRY CROSSING, TX. TINA TROTTER OF WYLIE, TX.

SON: BILL TROTTER OF PLANO, TX.

GRANDDAUGHTERS: ANN DARBY OF WYLIE, TX. DEBRA CHADWICK OF WYLIE, TX.

GRANDSONS: BILL HATLER OF SAN FRANCISCO, CA. JOSEPH HARRER OF COLORADO. JONATHAN KIKER OF WYLIE, TX. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: MADISON, MAKENZIE, AND TRENT DARBY OF WYLIE, TX. SHELBY AND LUKE CHADWICK OF WYLIE, TX.

SISTERS: BETTY THOMAS OF ATOKA, OK. BILLIE JEAN SMITH OF SACRAMENTO, CA. GEANETTA SMITH OF BURKEVILLE, TX.

PRECEDED IN DEATH BY

PARENTS: JAMES OLIS AND MARY ELIZA HILLIS. SISTERS: LORENE HAMM, OLA MAE SOUR, MARY BELEMECICH. BROTHERS: EARL RAY, SEWELL FRANCIS, AND CECIL HILLIS.

DATE OF SERVICE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2002 AT 10:00 AM. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK.

INTERMENT: OLD ELGIN CEMETERY ~ ELGIN, OK.

OFFICIATING: ARVEL HALL.

PRIVATE COMMITTAL SERVICE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2002 AT 2:30 PM.

CASKETBEARERS: CRAIG HARRER, JOSEPH HARRER, JONATHAN KIKER, LEWIS FRANKE.