Sandra “Sissy” M. Durham Hill, 45, of Las Vegas, Nevada went to be with the Lord Tuesday, February 10, 2009 while at her mother’s home in Lumberton as she was surrounded by her family and friends after fighting a courageous battle with cancer for the past three years.
Sandra was born in Beaumont December 16, 1963 and a resident of Las Vegas since 1990 where she was a Senior Loan Officer in mortgage and a licensed Realtor.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Marie and H.S. Lowry; sister, Janene “Nina” Nesloney Buckner; uncles, Billy Lowry and David Lowry; and step-father, Curtis Woolwine.
Survivors include her sons, Joseph Hill, Jr., and Thomas Hill, both of Las Vegas, Nevada; mother and step-father, Jo Ann and Ray McCurry of Lumberton, Texas; brother, Richard Steele of Dallas, Texas; aunt and uncle, Sandra and Calvin Ashley of Crosby, Texas; niece, Ashley Durmon; nephew, Blake Buckner; cousins, Brenda Newton and her husband Wyatt, and Sheila Brock and her husband Paul all of Lumberton; great niece, Nina Duplechain of Kountze; and great nephew, Bradley Broussard of Beaumont. She also leaves behind her dear friends, Sandy Menard and her husband Eddie Olejnik, Eva and Roger Fitzgerald, Walter Libby, Jim Knox and Bobby Pollier all of Las Vegas, Nevada and Harold Goffman of California.
Sandra was a devoted mother to her two sons and a loving daughter, sister and aunt. She was a kind generous person who was outgoing and lived life to the fullest.
A gathering of her family and friends will be Friday, February 13, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 14, 2009 at Broussard’s with burial to follow at Magnolia Cemetery in Beaumont.
