Monette Dora Hill

Monette D. Hill January 10, 1927-October 30, 2005 Monette Hill passed away Sunday, October 30, 2005 in Arlington. Services will be at 1:30 PM Saturday, November 5, 2005 at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Bosque Chapel with Dr. Paul Stripling officiating. Burial will follow at China Spring Cemetery. Visitation will be from 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Saturday, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Bosque Chapel. Monette was born January 10, 1927 in China Spring to A. W. and Dora Carpenter. She was the youngest of eight children. Each one, especially her sister, Mary, was in charge of taking care of Monette and keeping her safe. She was a beautiful, blond-curled, angelic child. Monette grew up on the farm in China Spring where she met her best friend for life, Dorothy Roge Freeman and her love of her life, William E. Gene Hill. When Gene returned from World War II in 1945, he and Monette married in November of 1945, almost sixty years ago. Gene became an air-traffic controller with the FAA. They lived in Laredo, El Paso, Fort Worth and Hurst. They established their permanent home in Hurst and became involved in the community and the churches they joined. Although, they had no children of their own, each Sunday for 19 years they have basked in the warm hugs and bright chatter of the children who attended Hurst Baptist Church Sunday School. Monette was a lifelong Baptist and at the time of her death she was a member of North Point Baptist Church in Hurst. She was commited to living life as God wanted her to live. She was a loving, devoted daughter, sister, aunt, neighbor and friend. She was an outstanding care-giver, committed to monitoring Gene's diabetes to keep him healthy. Monette was a remarkable, Godly woman, who will be greatly missed by those of us still on earth, but joyously welcomed by all in Heaven. She is survived by her husband William Gene Hill, sister, Mary Kepler, sister-in-law, Lillian Carpenter and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, brothers, A. M. and Roger Carpenter, sisters, Birdie Scholes, Bet Hamlin, Florence Pitts and Maude Willie. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at www.wilkirsonhatchbailey.com