Obituary of Chester W. Hill, 2001; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Hill, Mackay, Gartin

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Chester Hill 

Chester Hill, 83, a longtime Baker City resident, died Jan. 4, 2001, at his
home. 

There will be a family graveside service at 2 p.m Monday at Rosedale Memorial
Park at Payette, Idaho.

Visitations will be for family members only. 

Mr. Hill was born on March 10, 1917, at Elgin to Walter and Christine Hill. He
married his wife, Maggie, at Weiser, Idaho, 63 years ago. Mr. Hill worked for
Union Pacific Railroad for 38 years. The couple had lived in Baker City for
the last 30 years. 

Mr. Hill enjoyed hunting, fishing and, most of all, his family. 

Survivors include his wife, Maggie Hill of Baker City; a son, Jim Hill of
Baker City; a daughter, Sharon Mackay, and her husband, Steve, of Ontario;
granddaughters, Monica Mackay of Ontario and Gabby Gartin and her husband,
Wade, of Meridian, Idaho; great-grandsons, Chance Gartin and J.W. Gartin, both
of Meridian, Idaho; and a sister, Isabell King of Baker City. 

She was preceded in death by her five-day-old son, Gary Hill, who died in
1948. 

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society through
Gray's West & Co., P.O. Box 726, Baker City, Ore. 97814.