Thomas W. Hill son of
Thomas Anderson and Sallie L. Hill.
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Tom Hill,Oldest Weimar Resident,Buried Monday
Thomas W. Hill 78,Spanish-American War veteran and resident of Weimar for 76 years,succumbed suddenly at his home Sunday morning,Feb.19,about 10 o'clock.
He had been in ill health for the past several years,but still up and about.Sunday morning about 10 o'clock he suffered a heart attack as he sat reading a paper in the home of his sister,Mrs.Itasca McCormick,with whom he made his home,dying immediately.Mrs.McCormick was at church,but another sister,Mrs.Eddie McCormick,was with him at the time.
Funeral services were held from the Hubbard Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,Rev.J.M. McDonald of the Methodist Church officiated.
Born in Bastrop County,Sept.11,1871,he was the son of the late Capt. and Mrs.T.A. Hill,who moved here in 1873.Capt.Hill founding the T.A. Hill Bank,now Hill Bank&Trust Co. Mr.Hill attended Weimar Institute and Texas A.&M. College,later going to Poughkeepsie,New York,to take a business course.He worked in his father's bank a while and later was in the lumber business.During the Spanish-American war he joined the infantry company formed by the late Capt.Walker of Schulenburg.
Mr.Hill at the time of his death was a director of the Hill Bank and Trust Co.,a position he had held for about 25 years.In the past he had also served many years as a Weimar High School trustee,and held membership in the Rotary Club,Odd Fellows,and the Methodist Church.
Possessor of a keen memory,even in his later years,he was probably the best authority on Weimar's history and often was approached by persons seeking such information.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Henry Brasher,Bill Hooper,Grady Shaver,F.F. Anders,Laure Brasher,Joe Bartosh,Leroy Herder and E. Lauterstein.
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Weimar Mercury,February 24,1950,page 1
Thomas Anderson and Sallie L. Hill.
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Tom Hill,Oldest Weimar Resident,Buried Monday
Thomas W. Hill 78,Spanish-American War veteran and resident of Weimar for 76 years,succumbed suddenly at his home Sunday morning,Feb.19,about 10 o'clock.
He had been in ill health for the past several years,but still up and about.Sunday morning about 10 o'clock he suffered a heart attack as he sat reading a paper in the home of his sister,Mrs.Itasca McCormick,with whom he made his home,dying immediately.Mrs.McCormick was at church,but another sister,Mrs.Eddie McCormick,was with him at the time.
Funeral services were held from the Hubbard Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,Rev.J.M. McDonald of the Methodist Church officiated.
Born in Bastrop County,Sept.11,1871,he was the son of the late Capt. and Mrs.T.A. Hill,who moved here in 1873.Capt.Hill founding the T.A. Hill Bank,now Hill Bank&Trust Co. Mr.Hill attended Weimar Institute and Texas A.&M. College,later going to Poughkeepsie,New York,to take a business course.He worked in his father's bank a while and later was in the lumber business.During the Spanish-American war he joined the infantry company formed by the late Capt.Walker of Schulenburg.
Mr.Hill at the time of his death was a director of the Hill Bank and Trust Co.,a position he had held for about 25 years.In the past he had also served many years as a Weimar High School trustee,and held membership in the Rotary Club,Odd Fellows,and the Methodist Church.
Possessor of a keen memory,even in his later years,he was probably the best authority on Weimar's history and often was approached by persons seeking such information.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Henry Brasher,Bill Hooper,Grady Shaver,F.F. Anders,Laure Brasher,Joe Bartosh,Leroy Herder and E. Lauterstein.
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Weimar Mercury,February 24,1950,page 1
Thomas W. Hill son of
Thomas Anderson and Sallie L. Hill.
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Tom Hill,Oldest Weimar Resident,Buried Monday
Thomas W. Hill 78,Spanish-American War veteran and resident of Weimar for 76 years,succumbed suddenly at his home Sunday morning,Feb.19,about 10 o'clock.
He had been in ill health for the past several years,but still up and about.Sunday morning about 10 o'clock he suffered a heart attack as he sat reading a paper in the home of his sister,Mrs.Itasca McCormick,with whom he made his home,dying immediately.Mrs.McCormick was at church,but another sister,Mrs.Eddie McCormick,was with him at the time.
Funeral services were held from the Hubbard Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,Rev.J.M. McDonald of the Methodist Church officiated.
Born in Bastrop County,Sept.11,1871,he was the son of the late Capt. and Mrs.T.A. Hill,who moved here in 1873.Capt.Hill founding the T.A. Hill Bank,now Hill Bank&Trust Co. Mr.Hill attended Weimar Institute and Texas A.&M. College,later going to Poughkeepsie,New York,to take a business course.He worked in his father's bank a while and later was in the lumber business.During the Spanish-American war he joined the infantry company formed by the late Capt.Walker of Schulenburg.
Mr.Hill at the time of his death was a director of the Hill Bank and Trust Co.,a position he had held for about 25 years.In the past he had also served many years as a Weimar High School trustee,and held membership in the Rotary Club,Odd Fellows,and the Methodist Church.
Possessor of a keen memory,even in his later years,he was probably the best authority on Weimar's history and often was approached by persons seeking such information.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Henry Brasher,Bill Hooper,Grady Shaver,F.F. Anders,Laure Brasher,Joe Bartosh,Leroy Herder and E. Lauterstein.
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Weimar Mercury,February 24,1950,page 1
Thomas Anderson and Sallie L. Hill.
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Tom Hill,Oldest Weimar Resident,Buried Monday
Thomas W. Hill 78,Spanish-American War veteran and resident of Weimar for 76 years,succumbed suddenly at his home Sunday morning,Feb.19,about 10 o'clock.
He had been in ill health for the past several years,but still up and about.Sunday morning about 10 o'clock he suffered a heart attack as he sat reading a paper in the home of his sister,Mrs.Itasca McCormick,with whom he made his home,dying immediately.Mrs.McCormick was at church,but another sister,Mrs.Eddie McCormick,was with him at the time.
Funeral services were held from the Hubbard Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock,Rev.J.M. McDonald of the Methodist Church officiated.
Born in Bastrop County,Sept.11,1871,he was the son of the late Capt. and Mrs.T.A. Hill,who moved here in 1873.Capt.Hill founding the T.A. Hill Bank,now Hill Bank&Trust Co. Mr.Hill attended Weimar Institute and Texas A.&M. College,later going to Poughkeepsie,New York,to take a business course.He worked in his father's bank a while and later was in the lumber business.During the Spanish-American war he joined the infantry company formed by the late Capt.Walker of Schulenburg.
Mr.Hill at the time of his death was a director of the Hill Bank and Trust Co.,a position he had held for about 25 years.In the past he had also served many years as a Weimar High School trustee,and held membership in the Rotary Club,Odd Fellows,and the Methodist Church.
Possessor of a keen memory,even in his later years,he was probably the best authority on Weimar's history and often was approached by persons seeking such information.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Henry Brasher,Bill Hooper,Grady Shaver,F.F. Anders,Laure Brasher,Joe Bartosh,Leroy Herder and E. Lauterstein.
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Weimar Mercury,February 24,1950,page 1
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