Margaret Hill

Margaret A. Hill, daughter of the late Alton and Fannie Lee Hamilton Phillips, was born in Cordova, Alabama on August 20, 1921, and passed away at the Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston, Missouri on April 7, 2014, at the age of 92 years. She had made her home in Morehouse since 1953. On December 11, 1956, she was married to Hubert Hill in Holly Springs, Mississippi. He preceded her in death on May 20, 2005. Surviving are one son and daughter in law, Ted & Marylene Elliott of Sikeston; two daughters and son in law, Alleen & Ed Eakers and Mary Elizabeth McNew both of Morehouse; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; one sister, Sue Beck of Alabama. Other relatives and friends also survive. She was preceded in death by two sons, Sonny Elliott and Tommy Edward Elliott; one grandson, Tommy Dean McNew; one sister, Mary Hayes, and one son-in-law, I.B. McNew, Jr. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, from 12:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m. at Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Morehouse. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. at the Watkins & Sons Chapel in Morehouse. Burial will follow in the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Sikeston, Missouri with Watkins & Sons Funeral Service of Morehouse in charge of arrangements.