David Lee

Hill

David Lee Hill, son of Charlene (Abernathy) Hill and Frank Lee Hill, was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April, 14, 1945 and passed away to be with his Lord on May 5, 2015, at his home in Branson, Missouri, at the age of 70 years.


David attended his grade school years in Bryan Hill Elementary School in St. Louis, and Graves Elementary in Memphis, Tennessee. His family moved to Bellerville, Illinois his freshman year and then to Warrenton, Missouri for sophomore year. They moved to Centerville, Missouri, and there David finished high school and graduated in 1963. After graduation he volunteered for the draft and was drafted into the U.S. Army in June 1963 for two years until June of 1965. He served his country in the War room at the Pentagon in Washington D.C during the beginning of the Vietnam War. After his honorable discharge in 1965, he went to work at American Can Company in St. Louis until May of 1967.


He was married to Linda McNail in October of 1965 and to that union three sons were born, David Jr., Danny, and Dale.


In May of 1967 David moved his family to Centerville, Missouri and went to work for St. Joe Minerals Mining Company in Reynolds County and worked there until his retirement. In 1969 David moved to Bunker, Missouri, and built his home on the B-Fork of the Black River.


In June of 1983 David married Thelma Leonard and added two step-children to his family, Tracey and Todd Leonard.


David retired from Doe Run Mining Company in March of 2001 and took an extended fishing trip and ended up at Truman Lake at Warsaw, Missouri. He and his wife, Thelma, moved to Warsaw in June of 2004 where they have enjoyed fishing and hunting for the last eleven years.


David gave his life to Christ in February, 2003, and was a member of the Lakeside Baptist Church near Warsaw.


David was preceded in death by his father, Frank Lee Hill, five uncles, Ray, Roy, and Herbert Hill, Barney Sackburger and George Brawley, three aunts, Lavonne Hill, Wilma Sackburger and Pearl Holden, one brother-in-law, James Sparks.


He is survived by his wife, Thelma, five children, David Hill, Jr. (Sarah), of Bunker, Missouri, Danny Hill(Heather), of Fair Grove, Missouri, Dale Hill(Krystal), also of Bunker, Tracey Harris(Robert), of Harviell, Missouri, Todd Leonard(Breken) of Branson, Missouri, his mother Charlene Hill, of Springfield, Missouri, one brother, Mike Hill(Rhonda), of Blue Eye, Missouri, eleven grandchildren, Brooklyn Roberts(Branden), Mackenzie Hill, Logan Hill, Austin, Arin and Alec Hill, Dylan Bunch, Jacob Harris, Jared, Ryan and Nathan Leonard, seven step-grandchildren, Brent Gautz, Kinzie Williams, Kailyn and Jordynn Watson, Matt Harris, Kristen Patterson(Kent) Jaxon, two great-grandchildren, Walker Lee Hill, Jadon Patterson, One brother-in-law, Edmond Owens(Bonnie), of Mountain View, Missouri, two sister-in-laws, Delores Wade(Paul), also of Mountain View, Doris Sparks, of Villa Ridge, Missouri, three aunts Ruth Hill, Ann Hill, and June Brawley, on uncle, Darrell Holden, and a host of nephews and nieces, cousins and friends. Hel will be sadly missed by his family and all his friends who knew and loved him.


David spent his retirement years hunting and fishing with family and friends. He especially loved spending time with his grandchildren and passing on his knowledge and stories of hunting and fishing when they came to visit.


Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at the Lakeside Baptist Chapel near Warsaw, Missouri. Another visitation will be held at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Bunker, Missouri with funeral services at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015 at the McSpadden Funeral Home. Interment and Military Honors will be held at the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Mountain View, Missouri. Memorials in honor of David can be made to the Chapel Hill Cemetery Fund in care of the funeral home.