Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
Wrights & Maxeys of Monroe County, Mississippi - Person Sheet
NameHILL, Robert Kenny
Birth Date21 Apr 1918
Birth PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
Death Date18 Oct 2004 Age: 86
Death PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
Misc. Notes
A lifelong resident of Amory, Robert was born April 21, 1918, to the late Robert Eans Hill Jr. and Minnie Walls Hill.

He was a graduate of Amory High School Class of 1936. He was a charter member of North Boulevard Christian Church in Amory, where he was a deacon, an elder, a Sunday school teacher, church secretary/treasurer, and a member of the choir.

He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was part-owner of Oak Park Service Station, and he owned and operated City Auto Parts in Amory from 1954-1976. He enjoyed gardening. He married Ruby Green Schumpert on Dec. 24, 1940; she preceded him in death in 2002.

Survivors include two sons, Kinney Hill and wife, Meredith, of Poquoson, Va., and Ricky Hill and wife, Carla, of Saltillo; two sisters, Kathleen Palmer and Sue Howell of Amory; five grandchildren, Rob Hill, Jon Hill, Austin Hill, Andrew Hill and Grantham Hill; two great-grandchildren, Kelsey Hill and Jordan Hill.

He was preceded in death by his wife and parents.

Pallbearers will be Bobby Hill, Dickie Hill, Bobby Howell, Henry Grady Wright, Randy Wright, and J.T. Thornton.
Spouses
Birth Date11 Jan 1921
Death Date24 Feb 2002 Age: 81
Death PlaceAmory, Monroe County, Mississippi
FatherSCHUMPERT, Bannie Davis (1898-1966)
MotherBRASFIELD, Fleta Edna (1901-1996)
Marr Date24 Dec 1940
Last Modified 31 Jul 2019Created 11 Apr 2023 by Robert Avent