Mary Frances Hill, 73, of Pine Ridge died April 20, 2009 in Silsbee. Frances was born July 22, 1935 to Hardy Robert and Eva Mae Love (Simpson) Ellison in Pidcoke, Texas. A resident of the Pine Ridge area for fifty-two years, she was an order processor with Strauss-Frank in Beaumont. She was a longtime member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church.
She is survived by her children, Debra Kay Hill Massey and her husband Garry of Crosby, Tommy Glenn Hill, Jr. and his wife Penny of Pine Ridge, Karen Hill Lindner and her husband Paul of Dallas, and Joe David Hill and his wife Darla of Pine Ridge; brothers, Robert Ellison, Don Ellison, and Harold Ellison all of Temple; sister, Linda Johnson of Temple; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Tommy Glenn Hill; brother, Lloyd Ellison; and sister, Evelyn Gentry.
Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Pine Ridge Baptist Church in Sour Lake with Reverend Drifty Cates officiating. Burial will follow at Pine Ridge Cemetery in Sour Lake. A gathering of family and friends will be Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
Memorial contributions may be made in Frances’ memory to Alzheimer’s Association, 780 South 4th Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701.
