Dougherty County GaArchives Obituaries.....Hill, Jessie Willard January 14, 2003 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Yeager annmarkvii@yahoo.com and Freddy Page December 27, 2007, 5:44 am The Albany Herald - Obituaries Jessie Willard Hill ALBANY — Jessie Willard Hill (Ret. MSgt. US Army), 82, of Eugemar Drive, died Tuesday, January 14, 2003, at Magnolia Manor Nursing home in Americus, GA. The funeral service will be held Thursday at 2 P.M. at Crown Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Tony Haefs officiating. A native of Glencoe, AL, Mr. Hill had lived in Albany since 1944, and was a member of Sherwood Baptist Church. He was a retired Master Sergeant of the United States Army, having served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam in the First Air Calvary. He received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Air Medal, Army Commendation Medal, American Defense Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal for his service to our country. He also received 21 service ribbons representing 58 awards and decorations. He was a member of the Disabled Veterans of America. Mr. Hill was a charter member of the Mended Hearts, Chapter #160. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Baltas Hill of Albany; daughter, Ann Kieve Kennedy and her husband Larry of Albany; son, Joe M. Kieve and his wife Dale of Riverdale, GA; sister, Betty Jo May and her husband Doyle of Glencoe, AL; two brothers, Maurice Hill and his wife Marylin of Glencoe, AL and Jerry Ray Hill and his wife Della of Gulf Shores, AL; six grandchildren, Debbie Monroe, Lynn Banks, Mary Jo Hollis, Jay Kieve, Kevin Kennedy and Brent Kennedy; six great- grandchildren, Jessie, Emma, Riley, Casey, Chandler and Rachael. The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside. Those desiring may send memorials to the Alzheimer's Association, Southwest Georgia Chapter, P.O. Box 71341, Albany, GA 31708. Kimbrell-Stern Funeral Directors Albany 229/883-4152 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/dougherty/obits/h/hill11164ob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb