Francis Leverne HILL, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1933 - 2015  (82 years)

• Name	Francis Leverne HILL  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1933	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina The couple has 9 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. FRANCIS L. HILL Posted Saturday, May 30, 2015 6:00 am Francis Leverne Hill, 82, died on Thursday, May 28, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Kenneth Benjamin and Lucille Barnes Hill. Mr. Hill was twice married, first to the late Cynthia Rhem Hill for more than 53 years and later to the late Joanne McCaskill Hill. Mr. Hill was a graduate of Sumter High School and attended Clemson University. He was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church and American Legion Post 15. He was the retired owner, operator and CEO of Hill Plumbing Co. Mr. Hill was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea. Surviving are one son, Francis "Frank" L. Hill Jr. and his wife, Debbie, of Sumter; four daughters, Harper H. Alsbrooks of Sumter, Iris Hill and husband, Darrell Gunn, of Edisto Island, Alison H. Davis of Mt. Pleasant and Jennie H. Hawkins and husband, Willis "Bill," of Easley; a brother, Kenneth Hill of Camden; a sister, Jennie Owen of Columbia; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Iris Edens and Myrle Purcell. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Alice Drive Baptist Church with Dr. Clay Smith officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Grandsons and family will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Alice Drive Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alice Drive Baptist Church Benevolence Fund, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.  [3, 4, 5, 7, 10]
  MILI	He was a U.S. Army veteran of Korea.  [10]
  _UID	E2E1B84DFDCC43FEA74451544D2B362E3E61
  Death	28 May 2015	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	31 May 2015	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [10]
  	Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I152373	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Kenneth Benjamin HILL,   b. 7 Jan 1898, Florence County, South Carolina d. 29 Jun 1976, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Lucille BARNES   d. Bef 11 Sep 2012
  _UID	8B33454DEC654F389AC37BA8751F72DE8C13
  _UID	8B33454DEC654F389AC37BA8751F72DE8C13
  Family ID	F54664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cynthia RHEM,   b. 5 May 1934, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 30 Jan 2008, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	Abt 14 May 1955	2900 Hill Road   [3]
  _UID	D13CDFC8C86B42019B196207A37593A0922B
  _UID	D13CDFC8C86B42019B196207A37593A0922B
  Children	1. Jennie HILL   2. Iris HILL   3. Alison HILL   4. Francis Leverne “Frank” HILL, Jr.   5. Harper HILL,   b. 15 Oct 1956, Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina d. 12 Aug 2024, at her home, (Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina) (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F104113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2005

  
  

  Family 2	JoAnn “JoJo” CHAMBLEE,   b. 7 May 1935, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina d. 13 Oct 2013 (Age 78 years)
  _UID	561D98AC0DF1405BAE9625DAC534089A2ECD
  _UID	561D98AC0DF1405BAE9625DAC534089A2ECD
  Family ID	F84286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S25120] Kenneth Hill. [S32023] Harper Hill Alsbrooks. [S5266] 50th Anniversary- Mr. & Mrs. Francis L. Hill. [S9979] Cynthia Rhem Hill. [S3315] . [S6664] . [S18555] Iris Hill Edens. [S20045] JoAnn McCaskill-Hill * 1935-2013 - Longtime kndergarten teacher a ‘true ambassador for Lee County’. [S20031] Joann C. McCaskill-Hill. [S22514] Francis L. Hill.