Vivian Hiestand age 97 of Hillsboro died Sunday afternoon, March 28, 2010 at the Laurels in Hillsboro. She was born November 13, 1912 in Berrysville, Ohio the daughter of Harry G. and Mabel Kelly Shannon. Mrs. Hiestand had worked as a real estate agent for the George R. Steele Company for thirty-two years. She was a member o the Hillsboro First United Methodist Church, the Highland County Senior Citizens and the Highland County Historical Society. She is survived by two daughters, Emilie (Mark) Fanning of North Carolina, Susannah Ford of Florida, one son, Frank J. (Lois) Hiestand of Michigan, eleven grandchildren, Janet (Tim) Fischer of Michigan, Phil (Maribeth) Hiestand of Michigan, Terry Hiestand of Michigan, Paul (Kathy) Hiestand of Michigan, Julie (Chuck) Lund of Michigan, Carol (Joe) Rudek of North Carolina, Susan (Dan) Leonard of Tennessee, Emilie Ford of Florida, Michael (Carrie) Fanning of New Mexico, Mary Jane (Randy) Foster of North Carolina, twenty three great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank I. Hiestand on November 2, 1979, one sister, Mary Elizabeth Shannon, two nieces and one nephew. Graveside services will be held 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 2010 at the Hillsboro Cemetery. Chaplain Dale Hayes will officiate. There is no visitation. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Care Hospice, P. O. Box 123, Wilmington, Ohio or to the American Cancer Society, 2808Reading Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206. The Turner & Son Funeral Home is serving the family.
Sue & Family - Sorry to hear about Vivian. My prayers and thoughts are with you. God Bless.
Greetings to Vivians family: Spent some time with Vivian on the porch at Laurels last summer. As usual we had a lot to say as we spent many years in the real estate business with her. I hope she kept a log of her many experiences to share with you children. She was one of the first and always one of the leading female sales person in the real estate industry. We speak in the trade of farming the area and she was one of the best and her circle of friends kept her real estate farming going strong.You have been blessed to have a Mother and Father with such talent and ambition and personality. You have quite a legacy to forward on in your families. May God bless you all. Skip Pulliam
I always enjoyed talking to Vivian and she always had interesting things to say when I saw her. She also had nice things to say about our yard and we appreciated her attention.
Dear Emilie and Family...
We were so sorry to hear of your dear Mothers' death, but we know she is now at peace with our Dear Lord.
Please accept our deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers.
Leslie (Ludwick) Ramsey, Margaret Ludwick, and Family.
Vivian was a friend of Mom's. I remember her well as well as the rest of the Bridge Club. My thoughts are with you.
Jane Hartman Bernard
I was a 1958 graduate of HHS. I'll always remember Emilie, Frank and Vivian. They were all great people. Respectfully, Phil Roush 102 Moss Rd. Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830
Dear Emilie and Susannah, Just read of your mother's passing. I am so sorry for your loss. I have such great memories of being at you house when we were kids. Your Mother was always good to me and seemed always to be happy. I know you will miss her. Hope you both are well. It's been a long time since I've seen either one of you. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Love, Judy