SCHLEY COUNTY, GA - OBITS Mrs. Dorothy Cheney Hill

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Patriot-Citizen  Thursday, April 5, 1990

Mrs. Dorothy Cheney Hill, 94, died Saturday night at the Marion
Memorial Hospital in Buena Vista.  Graveside services are
planned for today from the Ellaville Cemetery at 3:00 p.m. with
Rev. Graton Helms and the Rev. Clarence Cawthon officiating.

Mrs. Hill was the daughter of the late Dr. John Newton Cheney
and Fannie Foster Cheney.  She was an avid member of the
Ellaville United Methodist Church.  She was president of the
W.M.U. many years.  She taught Sunday School classes from the
Cradle roll through youth groups.  She never lacked for good
deeds of ways to help others.  She established her own
kindergarten to give neighborhood children a firm background
for school.  She gave elocution lessons as well--all free.

Mrs. Hill was named Schley County Chairman of the Federal
Emergency Relief Association.  She taught families how to
budget, buy and prepare nourishing food.  Working with local
doctors, she instigated a screening of all school children for
worms following through with prompt treatment.

Mrs. Hill will long be remembered by those she helped to get
corrective surgery and other medical help.  There was no color
barrier for those in need.  She leaves a rich legacy of happy
stories and poetry that she recited to her many friends.  Mrs.
Hill really lived all of her ninety-four plus years.

Survivors include a son, R. Byron Hill of Ellaville;  a
daughter-in-law, Charlene Hill, Ellaville;  a grandson, R.
Byron Hill, Jr., Ellaville;  two grandaughters, Virginia Hill
Austin and Cheney Hill Reinhart;  two great-grandsons, Stephen
Callaway Austin and John Byron Reinhart;  and a great-
granddaughter, Allison Hill Austin, all of Americus.

Giddens Funeral Home of Ellaville was in charge of
arrangements.