Pearl Hilton

Salt Lake City, Utah-Pearl Hilton, 93, of Salt Lake City passed away on September 27, 2014 of a sudden heart attack. She was born and raised in Salt Lake City the daughter of Stewart and Anna Rasmussen Eccles. She was the 8th of ten children. She graduated from West High School in 1938. She married Grant Henningson on December 24, 1948. In 1949 she had her first son Steven Eccles Henningson. They were later divorced. On February 25, 1959 she married Gilmer S. Hilton. In 1961 she had her second son Douglas Gilmer Hilton.
She started working at 8 years old cleaning people’s houses and babysitting. She became a seamstress for ZCMI, then went on to the advertising industry working for Gillam Advertising and Axelson Advertising Agency. She was also an executive secretary, bookkeeper, and accountant. When she retired at the age of 70, she was the executive secretary and personal assistant for Walker Wallace, President and CEO of Wallace & Associates.
She is survived by her two sons Steven Eccles (Ramona) Henningson and Douglas Gilmer (Teri) Hilton, 5 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews
She is preceded in death by her Parents, both husbands, brothers Stewart, Norman, Marvin, and David, sisters Delores, Hazel, Mabel, Louise and Ellen.
A Graveside service will be held at 2:00, Thursday October 2, at Elysian Burial Gardens 1075 E 4580 S. Services will be held under the direction of Murray Memorial Mortuary.