Robert Hill Sr.

March 22, 2020

In the early hour of March 22nd, 2020 my Father Robert Hill, Sr. was called by his maker to rejoin my Mother Marion (Crist) Hill in Heaven. She has been waiting for him since May 26th, 2016 when she passed into her eternal life. He grew up in Pennsville on a farm near Fort Mott State Park. He was the son of Elmer Hill, Sr. and Erma Magan. He had a large loving family with seven siblings that lived to maturity. Their was a sister Marie who married Earl Lansburger and his brothers Andrew and his wife Janet Champion, Jim and his wife Carolyn Sheppard, William and his wife Doris Abbott, Harry and his wife Nancy Harris, Elmer, Jr. and his wife Wanda Price, and Sam who married Lonna Buckalew. He also spent time in the United States Army serving in Germany during the Korean War. After his tour of duty he came back to America and met Mom, married her and moved to Quinton to start his next chapter of life. They would then build house on a parcel of land on his Uncle Bill Driscoll’s farm in Mannington. Shortly after that they had one son I Robert Hill, Jr. on December 24th, 1965. Dad worked for Mannington Mills for 42 years while doing side jobs like bar tending at the Brown Derby, cutting grass for Haines Neck Church with his son, and landscaping for the Doctor’s offices along Bypass Road in front of Salem Memorial Hospital. Dad also served his lord many ways through his devotion to Haines Neck Church, he served his community volunteering for Mannington Fire Company, and he served his family with all his quiet strength. My Father also was a great cook assisting my Mother with her catering functions for many organizations, family, and friends. My Dad’s strong work ethic was a model for me and my family. I hope that I and my wife Patricia Columbus can pass it along to his two loving grandsons Brandon Robert Hill and Matthew Patrick Hill. If you come to the garden in Heaven Dad will be the one with the basket or the hoe tending his crop and Mom will be saying Lovey, what took you so long to get here! If you wish to make a donation in lieu of flowers he would be pleased if it was to Haines Neck Church, 231 Haines Neck Rd. Mannington, NJ 08079 or Resources for Independent Living 193 North Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070.