Barbara Ann Hise

Barbara was born in 1937 to Harrison and Velma Trousdale in Ridgway, Illinois. After graduating from Ridgway High School in 1954 she married her high school sweetheart, Shan, in November of that year. They moved to Rolla, Missouri, where he was stationed in the U.S. Army. The following March, Shan was deployed to Korea and Barbara returned to Ridgway, where she was employed by the Ridgway News.

After Shan’s military service ended, the couple moved back to Illinois, where she was a dedicated wife during Shan’s college years at the University of Illinois. His career led them to relocate to Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, and finally back to Pittsburgh where they settled in 1964 and raised three daughters. Barbara was a loving and dedicated mother. She was an active charter member of West Hills Baptist Church, where she served others selflessly. She also found time to attend the local community college and volunteer at the local hospital.

Retirement brought the couple to Sun City Center in 1995. They spent 16 years as snowbirds, returning to Southern Illinois each summer, where they purchased a 100-year-old home. Barbara, who loved antiques, enjoyed renovating and restoring that home and maintaining a booth in an antique shop.

She enjoyed traveling to her children’s homes, and welcoming, loving and caring for seven grandchildren through the years. Barbara loved the Lord and her family. She served as deaconess at Trinity Baptist Church for several years, and her hobbies included flower arranging, gardening, crafts and reading.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Velma Trousdale, and her granddaughter, Sarah Heilbronner. Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 68 years, Shan Hise; their daughters Becky Buchanan (Mark), Lisa Heilbronner (Jerry), and Amy Harper (John); and their grandchildren Ben Buchanan, Brian Heilbronner (Rachel), Heather Heilbronner, Blake Harper, Barbara Anne Harper and Garrett Harper.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023 at 11:00 am at Trinity Baptist Church, 702 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City Center, Florida.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Trinity Baptist Church and designated to Samaritan’s Purse Christmas Child Shoebox project.