Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hill, William, 1939 

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WILLIAM HILL

BOYKINS MAN ENDS LIFE WITH RIFLE SHOT SUNDAY AFTERNOON

   William Hill, better known as Willie Hill, ended his life with a rifle at 
his home near Boykins Sunday afternoon around three o’clock. Members of the 
family were resting when he stepped into the hall, closed doors opening into 
it and shot himself through the temples. He was brought to Raiford Hospital 
here by member of the family, being admitted at 5:10, and die about 20 minutes 
later. Mr. Hill had been in ill health for some time, and despondency over his 
condition and inability to work was thought responsible for the tragedy. He 
was 68.

   Mr. Hill was born and reared in Southampton County, the son of the late 
William Hill and Lydia Whitley Hill. He spent most of his life around Newsoms 
and Boykins and was engaged in farming up to his death.

   He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rosa Britt Hill, eight children, W. Jimmie 
Hill, Bynum Hill, Carroll Hill, Raleigh and Edward Hill, Miss Viola Hill and 
Mrs. Earl Vick of Boykins and Mrs. Bennie Griffin of Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 
seven grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.

   Mr. Hill was a member of Barnes Methodist Church. He was a devoted and 
loving husband and father. He was faithful and honest in all his dealings with 
his fellowmen.

   Funeral services were held from his home near Boykins Monday afternoon at 
3:30 o’clock, Rev. C.F. Moseley officiating, assisted by Rev. F.B. Handley of 
Boykins Baptist Church. Special music was rendered by the combined choirs of 
Barnes and Boykins churches.

   Interment was made in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. The active pallbearers 
were: Dr. J.M. Bland, Caleb Everett, Hugh Barrett, L.A. Hill, C.M. Edwards, 
H.A. Moore, John Worrell and Lee Thorpe. Honorary pallbearers were friends of 
the family. There was a large attendance at the funeral.


[William "Willie" HILL, Boykins-area farmer, 
 b. Southampton Co., d. 11 Jun 1939, Franklin, age 68, 
 interred in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins, 12 Jun 1939, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), June 16, 1939] 

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