KENNETH DALE HILL

HILL, KENNETH DALE Kenneth Dale Hill, 88, of San Diego, CA, passed away on October 13, 2010. Ken was born in Durham, NC, on April 6, 1922, to Shepherd McKenzie Hill and Catherine Ruth Hill. Ken was preceded in death by his wife of 35 years, Virginia June Hill, brother Donald Wesley Hill, and sister Milo Ruth Morris. Ken is survived by brother Sterling Max Hill, of San Diego, sister Shirley May Hancock of Durham NC, daughters Kathleen Sue Fitzgerald and Ruth Ann Geron, nieces Sherry Hill, Terry Moran, and Kathy Bernal, and grandsons Lieutenant JG Taylor Geron and Phillip Geron. Ken enlisted in the US Naval Reserve on December 5, 1942, and his first tour of duty was as medical officer in the USS LSM-316 throughout the Asiatic-Pacific Theater during World War II. He remained on active duty retiring in 1975 as a Master Chief Hospital Corpsman in San Diego. A Master Mason, member of both Scottish and York rite, Ken was active in the Al Bahr Shrine. He was also a member of the Elks, Fleet Reserve, American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Viewing will take place Tuesday evening October 19, 2010 from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Glen Abbey, Chapel of Roses. Services will be held Wednesday morning 10:00 a.m. at Glen Abbey, Chapel of Roses.