HILL, JAMES A. Y. (JIMMY) - Wheeler County, Texas | JAMES A. Y. (JIMMY) HILL - Texas Gravestone Photos

James A. Y. (Jimmy) HILL

Wheeler Cemetery
Wheeler County,
Texas

February 11, 1907-September 24, 1956

Mason

Grace was in all his steps, heaven in his eye, in every gesture dignity and love.

*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley

*Obituary
Funeral rites were held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon in the Wheeler Methodist Church for James A. (Jamie [sic]) Hill, farmer who died at his home, northeast of Wheeler, Monday morning following an illness of only a few hours.

Rev. O.A. McBrayer of Paducah, former Methodist pastor here, officiated, assisted by Rev. Carlton Thomson, pastor.

Mr. Hill, native of Wheeler, was born February 11, 1907, and had resided in this county all of his life. His sudden death was a shock to his many friends of the area.

Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Elva Hill; mother, Mrs. B.W. Hill; two brothers, Burl and Harold Hill, one niece and three nephews, all of Wheeler.

Pall bearers were: Loyd Lee, Terrell Gunter, Loubet Moore, Johnny Reed, Thurston Young and W.J. Patterson.

Honorary bearers were: Charley Lang, Harold Kenady, Frank Walker, J.E. Willard, Tom Britt and Ira Passons.

Interment was in Wheeler Cemetery under the direction of Richerson Funeral Home.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume XXIII-Number 42, September 27, 1956, Page 1)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: James Adam Hill
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 33
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1907
Birth Place: Wheeler, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 17 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Wheeler, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Employer: Self
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Blonde
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: B W Hill
Household Members:
Name Relationship
James Adam Hill Self (Head)
B W Hill Mother

Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: James Adam Yoadum Hill
Death Date: 24 Sep 1956
Death County: Wheeler
Certificate: 50813

Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: James Adam Yoakum Hill
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 49
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1907
Birth Place: Wheeler, Texas
Residence: Rural Precinct 2, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Death Date: 24 Sep 1956
Death Place: Rural Precinct 2, Wheeler, Texas, USA
Father: Benjamin Wiley Hill
Mother: Mary Anderson

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Submitted: 11/2/21 • Approved: 11/2/21 • Last Updated: 11/5/21 • R466454-G0-S3

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