Florence Chandler Hill

Florence Chandler Hill May 19, 1911 - April 8, 2007 Florence Chandler Hill, age 95, passed away on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2007 at Grandview Nursing Home in Grandview, TX. Services will be at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Bosque Chapel with Charles and Royce Thornal, nephews, officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. prior to the service in the chapel. Florence was born in the China Spring community on May 19, 1911 to William and Sudie Chandler. She attended school in China Spring and graduated from Waco High School. She married Louis Hill in 1931 and they had three children. She was active in the First Baptist Church of China Spring for many years; and after moving to Waco, joined Grace Temple Baptist Church. She loved to read, listen to hymns and cook for the family. She worked as a switchboard operator for several years and as a seamstress. Florence was preceded in death by four brothers, four sisters and one granddaughter. Survivors include her son, David Hill of Venus; daughters, Rebecca Hanna and husband, Bud of Mansfield and Lynda Crook and husband, Bob of College Station; eight grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. For Florence, life was a commitment to loving, giving and caring. Above all else, she loved Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior and was a living example of that every day. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of China Spring, TX or to Grace Temple Baptist Church of Waco. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com. Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey