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 [sic; Brett] 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. 18 Mar 1871, Southampton Co., suicide 11 Jun 1939, at home, near Boykins, 
interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 67*), Boykins, 12 Jun 1939, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 34, No. 37, Fri., June 16, 1939, p. 1 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Beechwood list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/beechwd.txt 

No Find a Grave Memorial 

D.Cert. 14484 (Franklin #46) 

His mother (ca. 1840 - 1920) is buried in Barnes Methodist Church Cemetery. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (MV-IV-53): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

His wife Rosa's sister Eva 1m. Willie's brother Samuel Lewis HILL. 
   They are also buried in Barnes Methodist Church Cemetery. 


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