Mrs. Hill was born in Taylor County and came to Hereford from Tulia in 1935, the same year she married Ernest Wade. He died in 1969. She married Francis Hill in 1974. He preceded her in death, also, in 1982.

An employee of Hereford State Bank for 20 years before retiring, Mrs. Hill was a member of First United Methodist Church and belonged to several bridge clubs. She was a charter member of Kings Manor Foundation and Beta Sigma Phi. She also had belonged to Bud and Blossom Garden Club.

Survivors are a grandson, Steve Sanders of Hereford; two stepsons, Wallace Hill of Amarillo and Cameron Hill; two brothers, Jack Avent of Lake Tanglewood and BillAvent of Amarillo; three sisters, Berniece Oden of Hereford, Madeline Reck of Claude and Melba Neelley of Lubbock, and six great-grandchildren.