L.A. Hill
Posted: July 2, 2009
CRAWFORD — L.A. Hill, 53, died June 26, 2009, at his residence. Services are Friday at 2 p.m. at Oakland MB Church with the Rev. Sammie White officiating. Visitation is today from 1-7 p.m. at Lee Sykes Funeral Home Chapel; the family will greet visitors from 6-7 p.m. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery. Mr. Hill was born Nov. 30, 1955, to Cora Tharps Hill and the late Walter Hill Sr. He graduated from Motley High School in 1975 and attended Mississippi State University for three years majoring in poultry science. He worked at Bryan Foods for 22 years. In addition to his father, he is preceded in death by his sister, Berna Dean Hill; and grandfather, Tommie Lee Tharps. He is survived by his mother; wife, Virginia Cotton Hill; sister, Emma Lee Harris, of Crawford; brothers, Rickie and David Hill, both of Columbus, Gary Hill, of Arlington, Texas, and Walter Hill Jr., of Crawford; children, Venita Hill, Linda Harris and Louis Hill; and one grandchild.