Dorothy T. Eagon

Dorothy T. (Hill) Eagon, age 90, of Hastings passed away, Saturday, November 21, 2009 surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born in Boyne City, MI on January 29, 1919, the daughter of James M. and Reva (Davis) Hampton. Dorothy was the oldest daughter of seven children. She spent her young childhood in Boyne City, MI while later the family moved to the Detroit, MI area. Dorothy attended Redford Area Schools.\r

On November 24, 1938 she married Lyle E. Hill. Dorothy and Lyle were married nearly 42 years when he passed on August 22, 1980. They spent their married lives in Royal Oak, Michigan, before moving Boyne City in 1971.\r

Dorothy worked for Hudson's (now known as Macy's) and Grand Steel in the Detroit, Michigan area after her children were of school age. Dorothy's passion for children was apparent in how she lived the majority of her life. She and Lyle spent many years caring for a variety of children, always being the first to raise their hands when they learned a child needed a place to call home. \r

Dorothy along with her 2nd husband, the late Ross B. ""Barney"" Eagon moved together to Hastings after their marriage in November of 1981. Dorothy and Barney enjoyed seven wonderful years together before he passed in March of 1988. \r

Dorothy was known as a favorite Grandma, Aunt, Sister and certainly friend. Her happiest moments were those spent with those she loved. Dorothy's gift for gab and love of cooking and crafts found many longing for their opportunity to visit her. Her grandchildren's friends never knew Dorothy's name, they simply knew her as Grandma. \r

Dorothy is survived by her two daughters, Carol J. Hill of Ferndale, MI and Sharron E. Hill of Hastings, along with four granddaughters, Janie (Mike) Bergeron, Amy (Dan Nash) Temby, Jennifer (Doug) Dailey and Sarah Thunder, along with eight great-grandchildren, Zachary Connor, Jenna Connor, Greg Bergeron, Isobelle Bergeron, Madeline Dailey, Troy Dailey, Sophia Thunder, and Cecilia Thunder, and numerous nieces, nephews and many, many special friends and honorary grandchildren. \r

She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Lyle E. Hill, Ross B. ""Barney"" Eagon of 7 years, her mother and father and six siblings.\r

Funeral services for Dorothy T. (Hill) Eagon will be held on Wednesday November 25, 2009 at 2:00pm with Visitation from Noon- 2 pm at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings Michigan. Interment services will take place at Maple Lawn Cemetery in Boyne City, MI on Friday, November 27, 2009\r

Memorial Contributions may be made to the Green Gables Haven Endowment Fund, PO Box 388, Hastings, MI 49058 or C/O Barry Community Foundation, 629 West State Street, Suite 201, Hastings, MI 49058. Arrangements Are by the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net\r

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