Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hill, Grace I. (Hines) November 21, 1930
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Lake Odessa Wave-Times November 27, 1930

UNTIMELY DEATH OF USEFUL YOUNG WOMAN
Illness Caused by Accident. Long Treatment in Hospital. Young Woman of Ability
Last Saturday morning the news was spread through the village that Grace Hines 
Hill had passed away at Ann Arbor hospital. For many months the case has been 
one of interest to all of her friends and tis community. The trouble being 
caused by an accident has made the illness one of unusual interest to all 
friends of the family. Operations and every medical aid possible has been done 
to preserve the life of so valuable a young woman as she had become.

Mrs.Hill having been well prepared for active service, had held several position 
of trust and confidence in institutions of learning in this state and other 
places. She graduated with the class of 1916 of our high school as valedictorian 
and was a lady of refinement and culture. The lady members of her class acted as 
honorary bearers and the young men as far as possible to secure were pall 
bearers, they were Herald Classic, Roy McRoberts, Forrest Lepard and W.C. 
McCartney.
                                OBITUARY
Grace Hines, born at Ann Arbor, Mich., October 13, 1898, departed this life 
November 1, 1930, in University hospital,Ann Arbor, Mich., following several 
operation; and seven months convalescences there.

She came with her parents Dr. and Mrs.P.F. Hines to Lake Odessa when eight 
months of age, entered and passed trough all grades of Lake Odessa public 
school, was graduated in 1916, being valedictorian of her class, attended State 
Normal school at Mt.Pleasant and taught two years in the Michigan School for the 
Blind at Lansing.

Following this, she attended and was graduated from the Detroit Business 
University, after which she held a commercial position in Detroit. Later she 
took a position in the State Department at Lansing for one year, than she went 
to the University of Illinois, as personal secretary to the Dean of Agriculture 
for one year and four years as secretary to head of farm mechanics department of 
University.

She was married to Herschal D. Hill August 10, 1929, in Quincy, ILL. She and her 
husband came to Lake Odessa soon after, where they have resided since.

She laves to mourn their loss, the husband Herschal D.Hill, father  and mother 
Dr. and Mrs P.F. Hines, one brother Gail Hines of Lansing, two sisters Mrs Edith 
Brown of Detroit and Lucille Hines of Lake Odessa and a host of friends.

The funeral was very largely attended at the home of Mr and Mrs Mahlon Hines on 
Fifth Avenue Monday afternoon. Rev. O.F. Bottman of Central Methodist church 
officiated. The music was by Mrs.Vera McCartney, Leon Gilson and Mrs.Thomas 
Johnson. Interment was at Lakeside cemetery.

Those present from out of town to attend the funeral were Mrs Emma Bardon and 
mother, Mrs. William Moreland, Gordon Grebe, Mr and Mrs Arthur Seaman, Mrs Clara 
Martin, Mrs. Alma Stafford, Mr and Mrs I. Halloway,Mr and Mrs. Blacksten and 
daughter Sibyl, all of Lansing; Walter Strother, East Lansing; Coe Tillson and 
Mr and Mrs J.A. Tillson of Pontiac; W.A. Hill, Ursa, Ill; Mrs J.G Hopcraft and 
Miss Helen Perkey of Detroit; Mr and Mrs Paul Perkey, Eaton Rapids;Miss Celia 
Ives, Charlotte; Mr and Mrs Cleon Boyer, Mulliken and Mr and Mrs Leroy Stuart of 
Ionia.
                                 CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank everyone for the sympathy extended us, for the flowers, and for 
all the assistance given us during the illness and death of Grace Hines Hill.
                                 H.D.Hill
                        Dr. and Mrs.P.F.Hines and family

Additional Comments:
Lakeside Cem.#9-1179-2

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