Walter Hill

1953 - 2021

Walter Hill obituary, 1953-2021, Forrest City, AR

BORN

1953

DIED

2021

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Stevens Funeral Home

220 North Washington

Forrest City, Arkansas

Walter Hill Obituary

Walter Hill, age 67, a lifelong resident of St. Francis County, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
Walter was born Sept. 11, 1953, and was the oldest son of Charles Walter Hill Jr., and Suzanne Moore Hill. He spent many years farming and was the St. Francis County Farm Bureau Farm Family of the Year in 1990. He worked with David Weir at Barrons Logist Inc., for several years. He returned to what he loved best, which was farming, as the farm manager for Fogg Farms. He was currently working for Tri-County Farmers Associations.
Walter graduated from Forrest City High School and attended the University of Arkansas at Monticello. He enjoyed the simple things in life. He loved spending time with Jackie and their two dogs, Brady and Lucy. Walter and Jackie often enjoyed setting around a campfire at their country home. He was a master at gardening. He looked forward to deer season and appreciated his time spent with his lifelong friends at Old Union Hunting Club.
Walter was known as a comforter to those who knew him and had a difficulty in their own lives. Friends looked forward to visits with Walter. He was colorful with his stories and his independent thinking. He took pride in his family and all their traditions. All who knew Walter knew of his pure love for, and happiness with, his wife Jackie. She inspired him to think greater things and to show love and affection unashamedly. He showered her with the things that were important to him, his unbridled love for her, granddaughter, Elliott, grandson, Dylan, and his four-legged 'children' two dogs, Brady and Lucy. His family, those were the important influences in his life.
Walter is survived by his wife, Jackie Epps, of 13 years; his mother, Suzanne Hill of Widener; two brothers, Woodson Hill and wife, Debbie, of Heth, and David Hill and wife, Dana, of Wynne; a son, Clarke Hill and wife, Kristen, and their daughters, Kylie and Elliott, of Fayetteville; one stepson, Jason Montgomery and wife, Zhanna, and their son, Dylan, of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; one daughter, Leslie Gardner and husband, Duane, and their son, Jenson, of Fayetteville, and a son, John Hill, of Fayetteville.
He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Walter Hill Jr.
Jackie would like to thank Kristen Hill for her special help in explaining the nursing care and treatments Walter received during his hospitalization. The family would also like to thank everyone for their love, prayers and support during this devastating time in their life. Please remember all the other families who are experiencing this same nightmare.
Services for Mr. Hill will be held at the Wynne Baptist Church at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. The service will be on live streamed on Facebook from Wynne Baptist Church.
A private burial will be held at Forrest Park Cemetery. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospitial, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Parkin Methodist Church, P.O. Box 291, Parkin, AR 72373.
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Published by Times-Herald from Jan. 25 to Feb. 1, 2021.
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So sad to here of Walter's passing. The class of 1971 is getting smaller. Have not seen him in years, but still remember the days at the old Madison Elementary School.

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