Kenneth R. Hill

Kenneth R. Hill, 89, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, at the Murphy Funeral Home with Rev. Deb Savage officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the White Oak Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the Murphy Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the White Oak Cemetery Association or to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Hill was born on April 19, 1925, west of Trenton, the son of John andBertha Christner Hill. He served his country during WWII in the Army and was united in marriage to Mildred ?Jinx? Miller on July 7, 1948. He was always up for an adventure, an owner and operator of several businesses and a farmer in the Trenton and Oakland Mills areas. Hill was an avid Cubs fan.

Hill is survived by his wife, of Mt. Pleasant; three sons, Roger (Nancy) Hill, of Wayland; Russell (Jackie) Hill, of New London; and Daniel (Julie) Hill, of New London; four daughters, Connie (Ron) Calhoun of Raymondville, MO.; Kathy Hay, of Wash.; Cindy (Jim) Hilton, of Mt. Pleasant; and Penny McCoy (Curt Ramirez), of Des Moines; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Stan Hill, of Mt. Pleasant; two sisters, Florence Wesley; and Melva Sammons, both of Mt. Pleasant.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Max, Lester, Jay, and Carl; and two sisters, Mina Crile; and Leola Whitney.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com

Murphy Funeral Home of Mt. Pleasant is handling the arrangements.