Marion Francis HILL

HILL, LOWE, HEIM, GARDALEN, AZELTINE, STEPHENS, ROGERS, EDWARDS, INGRAHAM, GUYER, HANKS, HOLTZ

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/30/2006 at 09:51:10

Marion Francis Hill, passed away suddenly in Arizona on Friday, April 29, 2005, doing what he loved best, driving his semi truck. Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 7th at the Dows Methodist Church. Pastor Tony Hershey officiated at the 10:30 p.m. service. Burial was in the Graceland Cemetery, Webster City.

Marion Francis Hill was born June 20, 1947, in Clarion, the son of Francis and Viola (Heim) Hill. He was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Dows. Marion graduated from the Dows Community School in 1965. He drove semi for 30 years, traveling to every state in the United States plus Canada and Alaska, but called Iowa his home. It was his request to be buried in his home state of Iowa. In June 1977, Marion and Sharon Stephens were united in marriage in Coos Bay, Oregon.

Marion is survived by his wife, Sharon of Dayton, Oregon; three daughters, Tonyia Hill Holtz of Florida, Becky Hill Rogers of Hawaii, Kristy Hill Edwards of Oregon; mother, Viola Hill of Dows; a sister, Diane Hill Ingraham of Webster City; brother-in-law, Kenny Ingraham of Webster City; five step-children, Cody Lowe of Oregon, Vicki Stephens of Oregon, Dawn Guyer of the Netherlands, Velvet Stephens of Illinois, Venetta Stephens Hanks of Oklahoma; 25 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, Francis Hill in 1962; infant daughter, Theresa Dawn Hill; father and mother-in-law, John and Lillian Lowe of Oregon; grandparents, Earl and Florence Hill of Webster City, Fred and Maude Heim of Dows; uncle, Donald Gardalen; aunt, Florence Heim; and cousin, Tony Azeltine.

May 12, 2005
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