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Established 1948   Graveside
services for Curtis Elena Hill, 94, were held Wednesday morning, May
25, 2016 at Cedarlawn Memorial Park with Pastor Chris Moses officiating. Curtis Elena was born Monday, November 21, 1921 in Quail, Collingsworth County, Texas, daughter of William Sanford and Curtis Molly Cagle Simmons and passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2016 in Denison, Texas. Curtis graduated from Waylon Baptist College in 1942 and taught school before joining the United States Women's AIr Corps, serving from 1943-1948. During this time she served much of her time in Germany, France and Switzerland. She married Robert Richard Hill on June 5, 1948 in Washington, D.C. Following his retirement in 1963 from the Air Force, she worked for Pool Manufacturing Co. until she retired in 1986. Curtis was an active member of Fairview Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and was active in the Women's Missionary Union. Curtis is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Elmore of Sherman; son, Richard Hill and wife, Cheryl, of Panama City Beach, Florida; grandchildren, Michael Elmore and wife, Vanessa; Carrie Grissom and fiance, Brandon Jarvis; Howard Hill; Kim Waits and husband, Bill; Rrachel Izor and husband, Brad; and Brandon Hill; brothers, James Simmons and wife, Juanita; and Walter Simmons and wife, Barbara; sisters, Loma Hendricks; Merle Holmes; Lindel Bittick; and Ivy Moore; and 10 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Subversive Word, a ministry that collects and distributes the Word of God to countried around the world.  Cedarlawn Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |