Charles Elliott Hill went home to be with the Lord Thursday, June 15, 2010.
Charles was born in Union County, Georgia on May 13, 1937, son of the late Frank and Pearl Elliott Hill. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Pharmacy and owned Hill-Lance Drugs with life-long friend, Jack Lance.
Charles was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, a member and deacon of First Baptist Church of Blairsville and a member of Allegheny Masonic Lodge, #114, F & AM. Charles had also authored a book about local history and was a pilot. He served for many years on the Board of Union General Hospital and was a Director of United Community Bank and was a member of the United Community Holding Company. Charles had laso been a member of Jimmy Carter's Peanut Brigade.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a daughter, Gina Hill Collins.
Surviving family members include his wife, Jacquelyn Lance Hill, a son, Elliott Hill, of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law, Stacy and Stephen Duran, of Atlanta; grandchildren: Matthew Collins, Cory Collins, Charles Hill, III, Lance Hill, Andelin Hill, Corinne Hill, and Lilly Duran.
Funeral services have been scheduled for Sunday, July 18, 2010, at 3:00 p.m., at First Baptist Church of Blairsville, with Rev. Bethel Buchanan, Rev. Danny Parris, and Dr. Fred Lodge officiating. The body will lie instate at the church beginning at 2:00 p.m. Special music will be presented by Minister R. Terry Hooper, and First Baptist Church Choir. The following gentlemen have been requested to serve as pallbearers: Jack Lance, Billy Decker, Hoyt Raper, Paul Thompson, David Gowder, and Jimmy Tallent. Burial will be at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery, with Masonic Graveside Rites. Visitation at the funeral home will be on Saturday, July 17, 2010, from 6 until 9 p.m.
If you wish, memorial contributions may be directed to First Baptist Church of Blairsville Building Fund, P.O. Box 2058, Blairsville, Georgia 30514.