Lucille Elaine (Graves) Hylton, 80

Lucille Elaine (Graves) Hylton, 80, of Tonopah, Nev., passed away April 19, 2016, with family by her side.

She was born to the late William L. Graves and Marian (Brixen) Graves in Sandpoint, Idaho.

Lucille attended schools in Sandpoint, graduating in 1953. In 1954, Lucille married Collins L. Crane in a ceremony at her parent’s home. Collins and Lucille had four children, Lynne Diane Crane, Brett Marshall Crane, Bart Collins Crane, and Anena Kristine Crane (Kipp). She was also a fster mother to siblings, Randy and Diana England, and Dorothy White.

Residing in Sandpoint until 1973, the family then moved to Dillon, Mont., where she lived until 1983. After the death of Collins, she then moved back to Sandpoint to be near her mother.

In 1994, she married Harlan Hylton. After his death in 2009, Lucille moved to Tonopah, where she resided until her passing.

She loved farm life, playing Yahtzee with family and friends, square dancing, watching football, chocolate and apple pie.

Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, William and Marian Graves; by her sister, Dorothy Hilligoss; by her eldest daughter, Lynn Diane Crane; and by her eldest son, Brett Crane.

Lucille is survived by her brothers, Kenneth Graves, Leland Graves and Milford Graves; two children, Bart Crane and Anena Kipp; and seven grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at Mountain View Cemetery on May 28, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. in Dillon.