William Carl Hill (1922 - 2003)

Born 1 Jun 1922 in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Jeannette Janet Bernice (Bessette) Hill — married 21 Sep 1946 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 2003 at age 81 in Leonard, Oakland, Michigan, United States

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Biography

BM1 William Hill served in the United States Navy in World War II
Service started: 1943
Unit(s):
Service ended: 1946

When William Carl Hill was born on June 1, 1922, in Toledo, Ohio, his father, Carl, was 31 and his mother, Rose, was 26.

He married Jeanette Bernice Bessette in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan in 1946. They had six children.

He was employed as a truck driver for Hudson's and drove in the annual Thanksgiving Parade sponsored by Hudson's.

He died on December 26, 2003, in Leonard, Oakland County, Michigan, at the age of 81, and was buried in Cadillac Memorial Gardens East in Clinton Township, Macomb County, Michigan.

Article in Sterling Heights Senior News, Volume 17, number 9, September 7, 1990, p. 5: 44TH ANNIVERSARY FOR WILLIAM AND JEANETTE HILL "William Hill lived across the street from Jeanette Bessette -- when he left to serve in the U.S. Navy in World War II, they began writing to each other. William served from 1943-46 as a Boatswain's Mate, 1st Class, on the destroyer W.R. Rush in the Atlantic. After he came home, William and Jeannette were married in St. Anthony's Church, Detroit on September 21, 1946. Jeannette's two attendants wore gowns in peach and blue; a reception for the 150 guests was held at the Whittier, then an elegant hotel on East Jefferson. For their honeymoon, they went to Chicago. A son, William, and five daughters, Shirley, Nancy, Judy, Janice and Jacqueline completed the family until seven grandchildren came along. The Hills enjoy the Ballroom Dance classes held at the Center."

Detroit Free Press Death Notice, December 28, 2003: WILLIAM C. HILL. Age 81. Loving father of Shirley (Ron) Mather, Nancy (Tony) Coneff, Judy (Jim) Hall, Janice (Joe) Capito, and Jackie (Dan) Molargik; grandfather of eight. Visitation Monday 3-9 p.m. at Henry M. Malburg Funeral Home of Romeo. Funeral at the funeral home Monday 11 a.m.

Sources

William C Hill in household of Carl Hill, "United States Census, 1930"

William Hill in household of Carl Hill, "United States Census, 1940"

William Carl Hill, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"

William C Hill, "United States Social Security Death Index"

William Carl Hill, "United States Public Records, 1970-2009"

William Hill in entry for Mr Chester T Hill, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/247962730/william-carl-hill

Repository

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