Twila Miller Herron Hill, 87, of Ashland, passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.
She was born Nov. 7, 1929, in Coshocton, Ohio, to the late Clarence E. Miller and Gertrude E. Sauerbrey Miller.
Twila graduated from Ashland High School in 1947. She met and married William Herron in Ashland in 1949, and he passed away in 1981. She was employed for 15 years by the Clyde-Green Springs Public School District as a cafeteria cashier and cook.
Twila was also a Welcome Wagon hostess in Clyde for ten years. She was a longtime member of Richland Road Church of Christ in Marion, Ohio, and current member of Ashland Church of Christ.
Twila is survived by her husband, John Hill; a son, David William (Laurie) Herron of Redford, Michigan; a daughter, Ann Marie (Dana) Gillfillan, of Alpharetta, Georgia; two grandchildren, Adam Gillfillan and Ashley Gillfillan; a sister, Janice (Bud) Strine, of Ashland; and several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by five stepdaughters, Vickie (Ron) Longwell, of Sardis, Ohio, Christine (Eric) Dennison, of Bucyrus, Ohio, Donna Jean (Keith) Rogers, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, Barbara Moore, of Mt. Gilead, Ohio, and Carol (Roger) Mumford, of Tallahassee, Florida; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her first husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Eugene (Dee) Miller.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the Ashland Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, 308 Claremont Avenue.
The funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in Ashland Church of Christ, 1185 County Road 1356, with Minister Russell Howard officiating. Additional visitation will be held at the church on Monday beginning at 10 a.m.
Burial will follow in Ashland Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Richland Road Church of Christ, 525 Richland Road, Marion, OH 43302. Words of comfort may be expressed at www.wappner.com.
