Clifford A. Hill, 93, of Evansville passed away on October 6, 2017 at Woodmont Health Campus.
Cliff was born March 8, 1924, in Petersburg, IL to the late Harry P. and Edna (Boehm) Hill. He grew up in a rural area and rode his pony to school every day. He attended a one room school house where his job was to arrive early and build a fire to warm the school for the day. After high school graduation he attended welding school and moved to Evansville to work on the LSTs in the shipyard. In the evenings he was a rink master at a local skating rink where he met his future wife, Dorothy Wade. They married in 1945 and he was drafted into the Army. A veteran of WW II, he was a true member of the 'Greatest Generation'.
Cliff retired from George Koch and Sons after 30 plus years of service. He was very active in his senior years. He was a member of the Hadi Shrine and enjoyed dancing, bowling, skiing in the Colorado mountains, boating, golfing and woodworking.
Surviving Cliff are his six children, daughters,(sons, 15 grandchildren, and 38 great-grandchildren.
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Wade, his parents, sister, Marjorie Hillyer; brother, Edward Hill; grandchildren, Carrie Cook and Tom Bitter, Jr., and great-grandchild, Landon Hunt.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Browning Funeral Home 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville with Rev. Mark Sirnic officiating. Entombment will follow at Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery.
Cliff was born March 8, 1924, in Petersburg, IL to the late Harry P. and Edna (Boehm) Hill. He grew up in a rural area and rode his pony to school every day. He attended a one room school house where his job was to arrive early and build a fire to warm the school for the day. After high school graduation he attended welding school and moved to Evansville to work on the LSTs in the shipyard. In the evenings he was a rink master at a local skating rink where he met his future wife, Dorothy Wade. They married in 1945 and he was drafted into the Army. A veteran of WW II, he was a true member of the 'Greatest Generation'.
Cliff retired from George Koch and Sons after 30 plus years of service. He was very active in his senior years. He was a member of the Hadi Shrine and enjoyed dancing, bowling, skiing in the Colorado mountains, boating, golfing and woodworking.
Surviving Cliff are his six children, daughters,(sons, 15 grandchildren, and 38 great-grandchildren.
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Wade, his parents, sister, Marjorie Hillyer; brother, Edward Hill; grandchildren, Carrie Cook and Tom Bitter, Jr., and great-grandchild, Landon Hunt.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Browning Funeral Home 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville with Rev. Mark Sirnic officiating. Entombment will follow at Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery.
Clifford A. Hill, 93, of Evansville passed away on October 6, 2017 at Woodmont Health Campus.
Cliff was born March 8, 1924, in Petersburg, IL to the late Harry P. and Edna (Boehm) Hill. He grew up in a rural area and rode his pony to school every day. He attended a one room school house where his job was to arrive early and build a fire to warm the school for the day. After high school graduation he attended welding school and moved to Evansville to work on the LSTs in the shipyard. In the evenings he was a rink master at a local skating rink where he met his future wife, Dorothy Wade. They married in 1945 and he was drafted into the Army. A veteran of WW II, he was a true member of the 'Greatest Generation'.
Cliff retired from George Koch and Sons after 30 plus years of service. He was very active in his senior years. He was a member of the Hadi Shrine and enjoyed dancing, bowling, skiing in the Colorado mountains, boating, golfing and woodworking.
Surviving Cliff are his six children, daughters,(sons, 15 grandchildren, and 38 great-grandchildren.
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Wade, his parents, sister, Marjorie Hillyer; brother, Edward Hill; grandchildren, Carrie Cook and Tom Bitter, Jr., and great-grandchild, Landon Hunt.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Browning Funeral Home 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville with Rev. Mark Sirnic officiating. Entombment will follow at Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery.
Cliff was born March 8, 1924, in Petersburg, IL to the late Harry P. and Edna (Boehm) Hill. He grew up in a rural area and rode his pony to school every day. He attended a one room school house where his job was to arrive early and build a fire to warm the school for the day. After high school graduation he attended welding school and moved to Evansville to work on the LSTs in the shipyard. In the evenings he was a rink master at a local skating rink where he met his future wife, Dorothy Wade. They married in 1945 and he was drafted into the Army. A veteran of WW II, he was a true member of the 'Greatest Generation'.
Cliff retired from George Koch and Sons after 30 plus years of service. He was very active in his senior years. He was a member of the Hadi Shrine and enjoyed dancing, bowling, skiing in the Colorado mountains, boating, golfing and woodworking.
Surviving Cliff are his six children, daughters,(sons, 15 grandchildren, and 38 great-grandchildren.
Cliff was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Wade, his parents, sister, Marjorie Hillyer; brother, Edward Hill; grandchildren, Carrie Cook and Tom Bitter, Jr., and great-grandchild, Landon Hunt.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 14, 2017, at Browning Funeral Home 738 Diamond Ave., Evansville with Rev. Mark Sirnic officiating. Entombment will follow at Alexander Memorial Park Cemetery.
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