Obituary of Lena Edythe Hill

Funeral services for Lena Edythe Hill, 89, Arp, will at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 17, in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel, Overton, with Reverend Mike Matlock officiating. Burial will be in Mason Cemetery near Arp. Mrs. Hill died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Overton. She was born September 8, 1926 in Bartlett to the late Casey W. and Dora Laughlin Killgore and graduated Arp High School. She married Earl Robert Hill May 19, 1946 in Arp and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Arp Chapter of the Order of The Eastern Stars and served as Worthy Matron. She was also a member of the Arp United Methodist Church. Besides her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Earl Robert Hill, two brothers, William Garland Killgore and Charles Fieldon Killgore, and a son-in-law, James D. Moore. Survivors include two daughters and a son-in-law, Linda Moore, Arp, and Charlene and Gene Hancock, Overton; six grandchildren, Dora Wiggins, William Moore, Edythe Lewis, Tina Willis, Angela Jackson, and Christie Hancock; twelve great grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Ronnie Lewis, John Jackson, Robert Willis, David McMichael, David Fry and Kevin Fry. Honorary pallbearers will be Sammy Parker, William Earl Moore and Johnny Wiggins. Visitation will be Saturday, April 16, from 5:00 until 7:00 at the funeral home.