Esther Hill

Dr. Esther Page Hill CHARLOTTE - Dr. Esther Page Hill, 93 years of age, of 1624 Madison Avenue, Charlotte, departed this life on Thursday, January 30, 2014. Visitation is at 11:15 AM on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at First Baptist Church-West, 1801 Oaklawn Avenue, followed by a memorial service at 12:00 PM. Dr. Hill was born on June 7, 1920 in Rocky Mount, N.C. to the late Rev. Oscar Leonadas Page and Mrs. Lucille Alice Page. She received her Bachelor of Science in Social Studies at North Carolina College in Durham, N.C.; M.A. in Fine Arts and Fine Arts Education at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, N.Y. and Ph.D. in Fine Arts and Art Education at Florida State University. Dr. Hills's illustrious art and art education career spanned seventy years. Following two years of teaching Social Studies and Art in the public schools of Williamsburg, Virginia, Esther returned to New York City where she taught Art in junior high school for four years. Her next position was as an Art Consultant and Art Supervisor in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, N.C. where she remained until joining the Visual Art Faculty at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Esther Hill was a well-known artist and has exhibited textiles and paintings in 19 galleries in North Carolina and Virginia. Some of her community involvement, leadership positions, and awards are as follows: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.; The Drifters, Inc.; The Moles, Inc.; Pinochle Bugs, Inc.; First Baptist Church-West; Mint Museum of Art Board of Trustees; and The Pearl Awards to name just a few. Left to cherish loving memories of her is the only daughter Samesta Hill Hobson, and her husband Ronnie Hobson Sr. and two grandsons James Austin McCathorine and Ronnie Angelo Hobson. King's Funeral Home, Charlotte, is serving the family.