Mary
Mary Elizabeth Hill
d. January 19, 2018
Mary Elizabeth Hill, 94, of Pilot formerly of Dungannon and Alexandria passed away January 19, 2018.
Mary was born on Sandy Ridge in Wise County VA and grew up in Dungannon. In 1942 she moved to Washington, DC to work for the Army. She met her husband James in 1945, married in 1946 and lived in Washington and Alexandria until retiring to Pilot, VA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Myron Hill; father, Ambrose W. Smith; mother, Ida Hamm Smith; sisters, Lorene O Deaner, Eller L. Jenkins, Imajean S. Heisler; and brother, Verlon W. Smith.
She is survived by her son, James Hill and wife, Marilyn of Pilot; daughter, Frances Tornese and husband, Ronald of Egg Harbor, NJ; grandchildren, Sarah Powerhill, Joanne Stephens, Ronald Tornese II and Matthew Tornese; great grandchildren, Antonio Tornese, Alexander Tornese, Joseph Tornese, Katherine Tornese, Spencer Stephens and Oliver Powerhill; and brother-in-law, Paul M. Deaner of Riner.
The family will have a private family graveside at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donation should be made to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association.
Mary was born on Sandy Ridge in Wise County VA and grew up in Dungannon. In 1942 she moved to Washington, DC to work for the Army. She met her husband James in 1945, married in 1946 and lived in Washington and Alexandria until retiring to Pilot, VA.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Myron Hill; father, Ambrose W. Smith; mother, Ida Hamm Smith; sisters, Lorene O Deaner, Eller L. Jenkins, Imajean S. Heisler; and brother, Verlon W. Smith.
She is survived by her son, James Hill and wife, Marilyn of Pilot; daughter, Frances Tornese and husband, Ronald of Egg Harbor, NJ; grandchildren, Sarah Powerhill, Joanne Stephens, Ronald Tornese II and Matthew Tornese; great grandchildren, Antonio Tornese, Alexander Tornese, Joseph Tornese, Katherine Tornese, Spencer Stephens and Oliver Powerhill; and brother-in-law, Paul M. Deaner of Riner.
The family will have a private family graveside at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donation should be made to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer’s Association.
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