Phyllis Jean Hillman Wickline Lewisburg-Phyllis Jean Hillman Wickline, 78, passed Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Huntington. Phyllis was the daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Carden A. Hillman and Talma Kinzie Carper Hillman, born Feb. 2, 1935, in Princeton. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, class of 1952, and of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, class of 1956. A social worker by profession prior to marriage, Phyllis worked with the West Virginia Children’s Home Society in Charleston and Board of Child Care of the United Methodist Church in Baltimore, MD. Phyllis leaves behind her loving husband of 50 years, Rev. BillyReed Wickline; daughters, Lisa Michele (Ed) Wildman of Buckhannon and Karen Renee (Tim) Stevens of Huntington; sister, Corrina (Hugh) Gackle of Grayslake, IL; and brother, Norman (Priscilla) Hillman of Litchfield, CT. Affectionately known as “Gigi”, Phyllis was a proud and devoted grandmother to her grandchildren; Cardyn Elizabeth Wildman, Graham Mathew Stevens, Alexander Brooks Stevens and Chelsea Stevens (Chad) Hall. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home in Lewisburg. A celebration of life will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Old Stone Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dr. Dexter Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Carmel Cemetery in Gap Mills. Please send online condolences by visiting www.WallaceandWallaceFH.com.
