Hiltsley, Wendell S.

Birth

Wendell S. Hiltsley was born March 9, 1913, in Knox, son of the late Arthur Hiltsley and Edith Dexter Hiltsley. His siblings were:

• Ernestine Hiltsley of Knox
• Elizabeth Hiltsley of Knox who married Albert I. Gibbs
• Arthur B. Hiltsley (B. 1909) of Knox
• Milton Hiltsley of California
• Mrs. Katherine Wood of California
• Mrs. Etta Wood of Arizona
• Mrs. Meredith Rooney of Albany
• Orville W. Hiltsley

Education

Wendell Hiltsley was trained for the ministry at the the Practical Bible Training School in Bible School Park (Broome County) received his bachelor's degree from SUNY Oneonta, and his master's degree from SUNY Albany.

Occupation

Wendell S. Hiltsley was ordained to the ministry in Preston Hollow in 1940 and served both his first and last pastorates in Greenville Center Baptist Church. He was also an educator, and served as elementary school teacher, guidance counselor, or principal in various school districts, including Greenville and Schoharie. He also worked in the Capital Christian Academy and other Christian schools. He and his wife started Christian schools in Washington D.C., Michigan, and Syracuse.

Marriage & Children

Rev. Hiltsley was married Aug. 8, 1943, to Hazel Elizabeth Gardiner, who died Aug, 26, 1995. Their children were:

• Rev. Thomas Hiltsley of Springfield, Vt. married Deidre Elizabeth Giatas
• Betty Aucompaugh of Pattersonville (Schenectady Co.)

Death

The Rev. Wendell S. Hiltsley, 85, died July 15 (1998) at the Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Windsor, Vt.

Obituary

Rev. Wendell S. Hiltsley Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, July 23, 1998

WINDSOR, Vt. The Rev. Wendell S. Hiltsley, 85, died July 15 (1998) at the Cedar Hill Health Care Center in Windsor, Vt.

Rey. Hiltsley was born March 9, 1913, in Knox, son of the late Arthur Hiltsley and Edith Dexter Hiltsley. He was trained for the ministry at the the Practical Bible Training School in Bible School Park (Broome County) received his bachelor's degree from SUNY Oneonta, and his master's degree from SUNY Albany.

Rev. Hiltsley was married Aug. 8, 1943, to Hazel Elizabeth Gardiner, who died Aug, 26, 1995.

He was ordained to the ministry in Preston Hollow in 1940 and served both his first and last pastorates in Greenville Center Baptist Church. He was also an educator, and served as elementary school teacher, guidance counselor, or principal in various school districts, including Greenville and Schoharie. He also worked in the Capital Christian Academy and other Christian schools. He and his wife started Christian schools in Washington D.C., Michigan, and Syracuse.

"Dad loved to preach," said his daughter, Betty Aucompaugh. "He preached in a whole lot of churches, not as a full-time preacher, but as a supply preacher. That was what consumed his life, making sure people knew the Lord. Dad was very mujch consumed by the second coming of Christ. He preached on it a lot, and felt, that people were not gearing their lives to the fact Christ was coming again.

"He could fix anything," Mrs. Aucompaugh continued. "He invented all kinds of stuff. When we were little, he invented a baby carriage that would go in either direction, and he made car beds for us kids that stacked, one on top of the other.

Survivors include one son, the Rev. Thomas Hiltsley of Springfield, Vt.; one daughter, Betty Aucompaugh of Pattersonville (Schenectady Co.); four grandchildren — Darcy and Derek Aucompaugh, and Heather and Wendell Hiltsley; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were Monday at the First Baptist Church in Westerlo. Arrangements are by Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont. Burial was VanVechten Cemetery in Pattersonville.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Practical Bible College, PO Box 601, Bible School Park, MY 13737.

Altamont Enterprise - Thursday, July 23, 1998

Additional Media

HILTSLEY - GIATAS The marriage of Miss Deidre Elizabeth Giatas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Theodore Giatas of Mendon, Mass., to Thomas Wendell Hiltsley of Clarksville took place at the First Baptist church of Bellingham, Mass., Saturday. (August 12, 1967)

Altamont Enterprise - Friday, August 18, 1967

Sympathy is extended to the family of Irene Gardiner Tompkins of Greenville, who passed away very suddenly on Tuesday, while a patient in the Catskill Hospital. Her survivors include a daughter, Cindy, a grandson, Jeremey and a sister, Hazel Hiltsley. She liad been a faithful employee of the Pioneer Insurance Co. in Greenville for many years. A memorial service was held in the Greenville Center Baptist Church on Saturday.

Altamont Enterprise - February 23, 1984

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