John Hill 1936-2015

Funeral services for John Edward Hill, 78, of Wills Point, were held  Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Allan Fuller Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point with Bro. Mack Swain officiating.  Interment was at Woodside Cemetery in Grand Saline.

He passed away Thursday night, July 9, 2015, in a Kaufman hospital.

John was born Nov. 24, 1936, in Wichita Falls, the son of Oliver Hill and Myrtle Satterfield Hill.  He was raised in Wichita Falls where he attended public school.  On Jan. 24, 1978, he married Windle Nadine McFatridge in Mesquite.  John was employed by L.T.V. in Grand Prairie, retiring in the mid 1970’s.  He lived in Mesquite prior to moving to Wills Point thirteen years ago.  John was of the Assembly of God faith.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Myrtle Hill; two sons, Troy Hill and Russell Hill and three brothers, Kenneth Hill, Herman Hill and James Hill.

John is survived by his wife, Windle Hill, of Wills Point; two sons, Johnny Hill and wife, Sandy, of Grand Saline and Richard Matlock and wife, Darlene, of Grand Saline; two daughters, Sheila Forrester and husband, Carl, of Lakeland, Fla. and Cindy Fields, of Carthage; two brothers, Leon Hill, of Tucson, Ariz. and Leslie Hill, of Rockwall; one sister, Judy Belcher, of Quinlan; thirteen grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Johnny Hill, Stephen Hill, Sammy Matlock, Gary McInturff, David Bushdiecker and Donnie Bushdiecker.

Honorary pallbearer was Ricky Gray.

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