O. Halsey Hill

Ogden Halsey Hill, 92, of Roanoke, died September 14, 2008. Halsey was born January 2, 1916, in Roanoke, son of the late Archibald Govan Hill and Morton Halsey Hill. He attended Woodberry Forest School and was a 1939 graduate of Virginia Military Institute. Halsey was a veteran of World War II. His United States Army service began in the mounted cavalry in Fort Clark, Texas, and was followed by extensive duty in North Africa and Italy with the 88th Division. He was awarded two Purple Hearts and the Bronze Star. As a general insurance agent, Halsey's business career spanned over 40 years in Roanoke. He enjoyed all that went with being an active tennis player and golfer, and he loved playing in the earth and cultivating his boxwoods. He was an active volunteer all his life. Halsey was very involved in his church and in many organizations from Little League to Meals-onWheels. Halsey is survived by his wife, Emily Blake Hill; children, Halsey Hill Jr. and wife, Brenda, of Charlotte, N.C., Katie Vaden and husband, Roger, of Lynchburg, Va., and Charlie Hill and wife, Genia, of Baltimore, Md.; nine grandchildren, Bo Vaden and wife, Suzanne, Bryan Hill, Hill Vaden and wife, Jen, Cameron Hill and wife, Tammy, Blake Vaden and wife, Amy, Jett Vaden, Halsey Hill, Blake Hill and Henry Hill; two greatgrandchildren, Morgan and Jack Vaden; and his beloved cat, Miss Blue. A memorial funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Roanoke, with the Rev. Chip Graves and the Right Rev. Heath Light officiating. The family will receive friends at the church following the service. Burial in Evergreen Cemetery will be private. Memorial donations may be made to Meals-on-Wheels. Arrangements by Oakey's Roanoke Chapel, 540-981-2100.