GEORGE R. HILL, age 84, of Estill Springs, Tenn., departed this life on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at his residence following an extended illness.  Mr. Hill was born in Huntland, Tenn., to the late Lawrence Benjamin Hill and Ruby Bell Brewer Hill on December 20, 1934. Mr. Hill was employed for several years at Ford Motor Company in Illinois before he entered the U.S. Marine Corp.  After honorably serving his country he was discharged and returned to work at Ford Motor Company. His heart was in building and he was a carpenter by trade until his retirement.  After his retirement His hobbies were fishing, hunting, woodworking and beekeeping. He was of the Church of God faith. Mr. Hill was a loving Husband and loving and strict disciplinarian father.  He loved spoiling his grandchildren.  He will be remembered by many as a man that never complained about anything.

He is survived by his wife that he would have been married to for 60 years on May 25th, Dorothy Mae Wimbley Hill of Estill Springs, daughter, Dianna Reillo of Hammond, Ind., sons; Benjamin Robert Hill and wife, Rebecca also of Estill Springs, Mark Hill of Tullahoma and Fianc'e, Becky Horn of Normandy, 4-grandchildren and 7-great-grandchildren.  Brother, Archey Hill of Kankakee, Ill., sisters; Margaret Hill of Westmoreland, Tenn., Ivory Kelton of Ridgetop, Tenn., and Jewell Blankenship of Scottsville, Kentucky.

Visitation for Mr. Hill will be held on Saturday evening May 11, 2019, from 5:00-8:00 P.M. in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services.  Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Sunday, May 12, in the chapel of Grant Funeral Services with Bro. Bobby Watkins, Officiating.  Interment will follow in the New Brick Cemetery in Estill Springs with military honors bestowed.