Frederick Hibbison
October 10, 1930 ~ April 8, 2015
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Fred Hibbison, 84, long-time resident of Miller, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the Texas Health Resources Hospital in Bedford, Texas.
Graveside service were held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Hillcrest Cemetery, Miller with Rev. Brian Jones officiating. Visitation was held from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2015 at Reck Funeral Home, Miller.
Fred was born October 10, 1930 in Miller, South Dakota to Mary (Chase) and Arthur Hibbison. After graduating from Miller High School, he obtained a degree in Animal Husbandry from South Dakota State University in Brookings. Throughout his life, he worked many years for the Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Food and Drug Administration in Dallas, Texas; Washington, D.C.; San Antonio, Texas; and Houston, Texas. He also served in the Air National Guard.
While in Dallas, he met and married Willie Mae Butler Hibbison. They had two daughters. They eventually settled in Gladewater, Texas where Fred resided for nearly ten years. Fred’s love for farming finally won out and he returned to Miller to work alongside his father on the family farm.
He spent some of his later senior years at both Miller Manor and Highmore Health before eventually moving to Texas to live at Mustang Creek Estates Assisted Living to be near his daughters and grandchildren.
Fred is survived by his daughters: Mary Ohman and her husband, Allan, of North Richland Hills, Texas and Marsha Hibbison of Dallas, Texas; his two grandchildren: Christopher Ohman of New York, New York and Lauren Ohman of North Richland Hills, Texas; his sister, Alice Mareska of Highmore; and numerous nieces and nephews. He is also survived by his former wife and friend of twenty-one years, Willie Mae Hibbison.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Arthur Hibbison; and his brother, Gordon Hibbison.
His family would like to thank the staff of Miller Manor, Highmore Health, and Mustang Creek Estates for taking such good care of him and the doctors and staff at Texas Health Resources for his final days.
Reck Funeral Home of Miller has been entrusted with Fred’s arrangements.
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I enjoyed visiting with Fred when he was at Highmore Health. I will be out of town, so won’t be able to attend the funeral. My sympathy to his family.
My sincere sympathy to the family of Fred Hibbison.
So sorry to hear about Freds’ passing. we were just talking about him the other day. I got to know him a little at the Highmore Healthcare center. I found that underneath his gruff exterior there was a kind and funny man. We missed him when he left Highmore. Again, so sorry for your loss.
I am so sorry to hear about Fred’s passing. When I was a teenager and worked at Tucker’s in Miller, Fred would always tease me when he came through my checkout line. Years later when my husband and I were married, we invited Fred to the wedding, and though he said he could not dance, he waited in line to dance with me and gave me a big hug. What a dear man!
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this time.
Mary – Prayers and blessings for all of you. You all are in our thoughts.
Sorry for your loss. We really liked Fred.
Sorry for your loss. We really liked Fred.