Birth date: Dec 7, 1942 Death date: Sep 27, 2021
Allen “Joe” Russell Hilton was born December 7, 1942 in Daingerfield, TX to James and Sarah Hilton. He went to be with the Lord on September 27, 2021 in Gilmer, Texas at the age of 78. Allen is preceded in death by his parents and Read Obituary
Met Allen in Longview Texas when we were welders and become good friends that lasted a lifetime. We traveled the world together working on a team of some of the best welders in the world setting and breaking world's production records in the North Sea. I always called him Joe even though his name is Allen, but his nick name overseas was Junkyard. It was kind of funny but Bucky Garland gave him that name because he always talked about having a auto salvage. That is the name most all welders we worked with knew him as. I remember one guy called his home one time asking for Junk Yard and I guess Margret got offended and said that this was Mister Hilton's residence. But that was the only name some knew him as. He was always funny and made people laugh and a pleasure to work with and had a good heart. He thought a lot of my son Jason and Jason thought of him as his second Dad . He may have reached his final destiny and rejoicing in heaven right now with no more pain or suffering, but he will certainly be missed by all that knew him. He was my best and oldest friend that I will remember always.
Harry Claytor
