Lawrence W. Hillpot

Lawrence W. Hillpot, 88, of Germantown, TN, passed away Feb. 8, 2011. Larry was born on Feb. 27, 1922 in Frenchtown, NJ, to the late William F. and Lena (Opdyke) Hillpot. He worked many years in the family business, Hillpot Hatchery in Frenchtown. He also ran a successful farming business and Kwik Clean Laundromat. He was a long time member of Frenchtown Baptist Church. Larry married the late Carolyn M. (Collie) Woodruff on Oct. 11, 1947, and they raised their family in Frenchtown.

He later worked for VisQueen(Ethyl), and Hunterton Transformers before retiring. Upon retirement, Larry and Collie traveled the country before moving to Florida permanently in 1995. Upon the death of his beloved wife Collie in 2008, he moved to Germantown, TN.

He is survived by a daughter, Donna(Jim) Brassaw of Cocoa, FL, and two sons, Dennis(Robin) of Pennellville, NY and David(Debbie) of Collierville, TN; two sisters, Dorothy Schultz of Flagtown, NJ and Lucille Baldwin of Columbia, Maryland; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. In addition to his wife, Carolyn, he was predeceased by a sister, Mabel Godown from Frenchtown, NJ and two brothers, Edward from Freehold, NJ and Welling from Frenchtown, NJ.

Services: Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 19th at 11 a.m. at Johnson-Walton Funeral Home, 24 Church Road, Holland Township, NJ. Visitation will also be held on Saturday, February 19th from 10 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home. Interment will be in Rosemont Cemetery, Rosemont, NJ.

Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to: Alzheimer's Association. Greater NJ Chapter, 400 Morris Ave., Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834 or www.alz.org.

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