CEDAR COUNTY, NEBRASKA - HILTON-WARREN Dorothy Joehannah
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The Daily World, Aberdeen, WA  December 21, 2005


Dorothy Joehannah Hilton-Warren – December 18, 2005

OLYMPIA, WA – Former Laurel resident, Dorothy J. HILTON-Warren of 
Chehalis, WA died of COPD on Dec.18, 2005.  She was 82.

Mrs. Hilton-Warren was born Feb. 7, 1923 at Laurel, NE, to James “Jack” 
and Blanche (BREWER) Hilton.  She grew up in Laurel, NE, where she was 
a member of Laurel First Presbyterian church.  She married Thomas J. 
Poledna in Nebraska, then moved to Portland, OR, during WWII to work on 
ships in the shipyards there. They had 2 children together: Darla Sue 
and Thomas Roger.  They later divorced, then in 1949 she married Leroy 
“Rea” Warren at Stevenson, WA. They lived in the Portland, OR, area 
where they had 4 children: John Hal, Dorothy Rae, Robert Mark, and Ted 
Harry. Dorothy worked in Motels, Hotels, Restaurants, and as a school 
custodian.

Mrs. Hilton-Warren’s interests included gardening, cooking, fishing, 
sewing, crafts, dancing, and spending time with her children, grandchildren, 
and great-grandchildren.  She was also interested in Genealogy, U.S. and 
World History.

She is survived by a sister, Dr. Jacqueline HILTON–Iasparro of Palmdale, 
CA; 5 of her 6 children: Thomas R. Poldena of Elma, WA, John H. (Joyce) 
Warren of Flagstaff, AZ; Dorothy R. (David) Narrance, of Elma, WA; Robert 
M. (Debra) Warren of Chehalis, WA, and Ted H. (Melody) Warren of Elma, WA. 
Mrs. HILTON-Warren is also survived by 19 Grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, 
and 1 great-great-grandson, as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

Mrs. Hilton-Warren attended Presbyterian churches most of her life, and was 
extremely proud of the fact that she was baptized in water from the River 
Jordan, and that she became a “born-again” Christian and was saved on Apr. 9, 
1939.  In 1981, she became a Pentecostal and attended Assemblies of God Churches 
at Milwaukie, OR, Elma, WA, then later at Tacoma, WA.

She was preceded in death by 2 sisters: “Baby" Hilton, Helen “Ilene” Hilton Graffis, 
her father James “Jack” Hilton, her mother Blanche (BREWER) Hilton, her brother 
Merton E. Hilton, daughter Darla Sue (Poledna) Parsons, 2 great-granddaughters and 
a great-grandson. 

Funeral Services will be Thursday Dec. 22, 2005, at 2:00 pm at Columbia Funeral 
Home at 681  Columbia Blvd., St. Helens, OR.