Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, at McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada for Mr. Alvon Gene Hill, 82, of Coffeeville, who died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at his residence. Burial followed in New Hope Cemetery near Coffeeville. The Rev. Craig Baker and the Rev. Billy Hill officiated. Family and friends gathered from 11 a.m. until service time on Saturday, Oct. 7, at McKibben and Guinn.
Gene was born on Aug. 11, 1941, in Calhoun County, the son of the late Luster Alvin and the late Ruby Pearl Hill. He worked briefly as a lumber grader at Weyerhaeuser in Bruce before owning and operating his own sawmill as well as a logging crew. He always grew a big garden each year and found great pleasure in sharing the vegetables that he grew with friends and family. A gifted storyteller, Gene could always keep the attention of a crowd with his tales from years past. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, two sisters, Frances Marie Barefield and Meril Green, and one brother, John Thomas Hill, preceded Gene in death.
Survivors include, his wife of 57 years, Bobbie Hill; his daughters, Betty Jean Bennett (Richard) of Coffeeville, Chastidy Doubleday (Lee) of Tillatoba and Bonnie Covington of Coffeeville; his son, Rayford Hill of Coffeeville; six sisters, Lucille Potts of Paris, Louise Buchanan (Freddie) of Bruce, Pat Melton (Robert) of Bruce, Margaret Dye (Kent) of Calhoun City, Kaye Hill of Bruce and Diane Glover (Gary) of Perkins, Mo.; two brothers, Earl Hill (Emogene) of Rossville, Tenn., and Roy Hill of Hamilton; sister in-law, Marie Hill of Coffeeville; nine grandchildren, Carlie Greer (Jason), Hunter Weeks, Kimberly Doubleday, James Quarles, Skylar Laird, Hunter Bennett, Dakota Bennett, Colton Bennett and Chelsie Bennett, and four great grandchildren, Willow Grace, Peyton Jade, Haisley Nicole and Magnolia Gean.
Pallbearers were Richard Bennett, Lee Doubleday, Rayford Hill, Skylar Laird, Jay Jay Quarles and Hunter Weeks. Honorary pallbearers were Archie Bailey, Wayne Coleman, Tom Emel, Homer Melton, Douglas Shields and Raymond Stewart.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.mckibbenandguinn.com
McKibben and Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada was in charge of arrangements.
