St. Clair County Obits

GLENN H. HILL
(February 15, 1922 - September 6, 2008)

Hill & Son Funeral Home, LLC
Glenn H. Hill, son of Samuel Benjamin and Katherine Mary (Clawson) Hill, was born February 15, 1922 in Pleasant Hill, Missouri. He passed away September 6, 2008 at Appleton City Manor Nursing Home in Appleton City, Missouri at 86 years of age. Glenn spent his youth in Pleasant Hill graduating from Pleasant Hill High School in 1940. He took a job with Pleasant Hill Water Department after graduation. He was united in marriage to Effie E. Spangler July 6, 1940 in Osceola, Missouri and to this union two children were born. He served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 170th Combat Engineers stationed on Leyti and Okinawa in the Philippines and Inchon, Korea. After the service he entered mortuary school in St. Louis, Missouri working for Brownfield Funeral Home in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, then later for D.W. Newcomer’s Sons in North Kansas City, Missouri. Following his time with Newcomer’s he traveled in Missouri, Kansas and Texas with Funeral Security Plans. Glenn and Effie moved to Appleton City where they owned and operated the Dari-Burg. Glenn was also administrator for Appleton City Manor Nursing Home before purchasing Eckhoff Funeral Home in 1976. He owned and operated Eckhoff-Hill Funeral Home until his retirement. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Appleton City, the Masonic Lodge #412 A.F. & A.M., a former president of the Appleton City Community Club and a member of the Appleton City Optimist Club. He received his 50 Year pin from the Missouri Funeral Director’s Association in 1998 and was Grand Marshall of the Appleton City Fair in 2000. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Claude and Lester Ray Hill; two sisters, Margery Johnson and Mary Miller. He loved to travel with his friends and has been to 48 of the 50 states. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, and spent many happy hours golfing with his buddies. His family was very important to him and his two grandsons were his pride and joy. Survivors include his wife, Effie, of 68 years; his son Richard and wife Jeannette of Appleton City; his daughter Glenda and husband Kevin Jones of Chanute, Kansas; his two grandsons Eric Twente of Edgerton, Kansas and David Hill of Appleton City.
Service: Hill & Son Funeral Home in Appleton City, Missouri at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Minister: Reverend Tony Reynolds. Visitation: Hill & Son Funeral Home in Appleton City, Missouri on Monday, September 8, 2008 between 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Military Graveyard Service: Missouri Honor Guard. Interment: Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, Missouri. Memorial: First Christian Church.