Photo courtesy of Markwell Funeral Home - Casey
Apr 15, 1936 - Nov 26, 2017
So sorry for your loss! I just found out that she passed away! She was such a special lady. Enjoyed all my time at her home when Tami and I would come to Martinsville! Always made me feel like family. I wish I had known so I could have come. May all your special memories help you through this difficult time! Love you
Shirley (May) Shick
December 09, 2017 | St. Francisville, IL
To Nita's family... I am so sorry for the loss of you mother...May God be with you all...
Love Debbie Davison
December 01, 2017
Nita was always a joy to be around. I remember traveling with her in Canada for the family reunion. She will be missed.
Peggy (Hall), Brummett
December 01, 2017 | Sullivan, IN
So very sorry Valerie, for the loss of your dear mother. Prayers to your other sisters also. God Bless. Clayton and I are thinking of you all.
Melody Garrard
November 30, 2017 | Casey, IL
To Nita's family ---- We are so sorry for your loss. We have fun memories of the Newlin Reunion every summer. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Doug, Yvonne, Jess & Will
Yvonne Newlin
November 30, 2017 | Hutsonville, IL
To Nita's Family:
I am so sorry that I will not be able to attend Nita's visitation & service. Nita and I became friends in 1958 when we moved to Martinsville and we were neighbors. We had stayed in touch after we moved to Marshall and always enjoyed visiting with her when we would meet while shopping. Will be thinking of you all on Saturday. Sending hugs!
Marilyn Lueken
November 30, 2017 | Marshall, IL
Valerie,
So sorry to hear about your mom. Losing a parent is devastating and I know how close you and your mom were. She was blessed with a wonderful family and will always be alive in the generations of Hills kids. Grandma Great touched many lives. Loren and I are keeping your family in our thoughts and prayers.
Cathy and Loren Macke
November 29, 2017 | Marshall, IL | Family Friend
Valorie and Butch our hearts aches for y'all. Please know your entire family is in our thoughts and prayers. We love ya dearly. May God give you peace. Much love, Troy & Kathy Taylor
Kathy Taylor
November 29, 2017 | Hartselle, AL
So sorry about your mom. We were friends when all our kids were babies and after you grew up. Now she can straighten out Stubbie and Spud!!!!!!!
Harold and Sharon Smith
November 29, 2017 | Tucson, AZ
Nita L. Hills, age 81, of Martinsville, IL passed away unexpectedly at 4:23 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at Crawford County Memorial Hospital, Robinson, IL. She was born April 15, 1936 in Martinsville, IL, the daughter of Roy Calvin Newlin and Mattie Ethyl Hall Newlin. On September 20, 1954 she married Paul Fenton Hills in Marshall, IL. He passed away on May 10, 2012.
Survivors include her daughters, Tamara Newlin (Jay) of West York, IL; Valorie Ruffner (Butch) of Casey, IL; Delora Briggs (Roger Brandenburg) of Martinsville, IL and Amber L. Maus (Mike) of Oblong, IL; special niece, Angela Marie Jacobs (Troy) of Robinson, IL; brother, George Newlin (Luretta) of Decatur, IL; sixteen grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren. She was preceded by her parents, husband; son, Stewart Mitchell Hills in 2011; brothers, Lee, Edgar, Henry and Ernest Newlin; sisters, Mary Jane Blunk, Alta Newlin, Mamie Newlin, Zita Zimmerman and grandson, Levi Newlin.
Nita was a 1954 graduate of Martinsville High School. She retired from Indiana State University where she worked in the financial aid office for over twenty years.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Greenwell Funeral Home with Steve Cooley and Mark Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Paul Cemetery, rural Martinsville, IL. Visitation will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. prior the service on Saturday at Greenwell Funeral Home, 30 N. Washington St., Martinsville, IL.
Memorial donations may be made to Martinsville Library, Ball Park and Fairgrounds.
To view the full obituary, send a condolence message, light a candle or post photos, visit www.markwellfuneralhome.com. Greenwell Funeral Home of Martinsville, IL is in charge of the arrangements.
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