Obituary of Ruth Hill

Graveside services for Ruth Hazel Hill, 81, Arp, are scheduled for 10:00 am, Tuesday, February 24, at the Mason Cemetery, Arp, with the Reverend Tommy Harden officiating, under the direction of Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home, Overton. Miss Hill died Sunday, February 22, in Tyler. She was born August 18, 1927, in Arp to the late Moddrell and Fannie Mae Ragsdale Hill. She was a graduate of Arp High School. She lived in Houston from 1964 until 2000. She retired from Texaco in 1985 and had also worked for Southwestern Life Insurance Company. Miss Hill was a member of the South Main Baptist Church, Houston where she was active in Sunday School. She was also an avid bowler. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Merline Stenhouse and a brother, Robert Hill. Survivors include a brother and sister-in-law, James Ray and Faye Hill, Albuquerque, New Mexico; five nieces and nephews, Anna Bradberry, John Frank Hill and Mary Ruth Shuttlesworth, all of Arp, Kevin Mark Hill of Cleveland, Ohio, and Kenda Kay Hill, Lewes, Delaware. The family would like to express special thanks to Mrs. Chris Teeple with the Hospice of East Texas Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75701.