Daisy and her sister, Violet Hilton, were employed as cashiers at the Park n' Shop grocery store in southwest Charlotte at the time of their deaths.
She and Violet Hilton had a Broadway musical called "Sideshow" loosely based
on their lives. It was critically acclaimed, but closed after only 91
performances.
Opened a hot dog stand, The Hilton Sisters Snack Bar, in Miami in 1955.