Hill Maury

1920 - 2015

MAURY Hill, 94, of Lexington, KY, died on January 5, 2015. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, Ann Land Maury; his daughter, Lloyd Hill Maury of Lexington; his son, Kent Maury of Bangkok, Thailand; his sister, Elizabeth Maury Kelley of Midway, and three nieces, Maury Alexander Callahan, Jane Maury Harris and Sarah Maury Patrick. He was predeceased by his son, Shreve Maury, and by his brother, Alexander Stribling Maury. Hill was the son of the late Mary Hill Maury, formerly of Columbus, GA, and Colonel Lewis A. Maury, formerly of Charlottesville, VA. He was born August 21, 1920 in Seattle, WA, where his father was stationed in the military. The family eventually settled in Woodford County on Shannon's Run Farm. When he was 14, his paternal grandmother took him around the world. His love for travel never diminished. He attended Margaret Hall and Woodford County public schools. He attended and graduated from Darlington School for Boys in Rome, GA. His tenure at Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA, was interrupted by WWII, but he returned there following his war service and marriage, and graduated in 1947. He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He enlisted in the Army in February 1942. His military training was at Fort Riley, KS. He was a member of the first mechanized cavalry after transferring from the horse cavalry. His commission was awarded to him by his father, Col. Lewis A. Maury. On D-Day Plus4 he landed at Utah Beach and was attached to the 3rd Army Cavalry Reconnaissance through France and Holland. During the latter part of the war, he was the commanding officer of a POW camp in Verdun, France. When discharged in February 1946, he had attained the rank of Captain and been awarded the Bronze Star. After the war the Maurys lived in Houston, Texas, returning to the family farm in Kentucky in 1950. At that time he entered the investment business. From 1957 to 1961 the family resided in Bogor, Indonesia, where Hill was the Business Manager for the University of Kentucky Contract Team. Upon their return to Kentucky he was associated with J.J.B. Hilliard / W.L. Lyons and Co. and later with Lincoln Investment Planning. He retired in December 2005. Hill was the 1962 Chairman of the Woodford County Thruston B. Morton re-election campaign for Senator. He was then elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives as a Republican from Woodford and Jessamine Counties in 1963 and served one term. He was the first Republican elected from this district. He then ran for the State Senate but lost. He was also a Kentucky delegate for Barry Goldwater to the 1964 Republican Convention at Cow Palace in San Francisco. He remained involved in politics the rest of his life. Hill was a founding member of the Lexington Cricket Club, a member of the Civil War Round Table, the Lexington Club, and Christ Church Cathedral. He did volunteer work at the University of Kentucky library, particularly enjoying the map section. He organized a Great Books Club in both Lexington and in Bogor, Indonesia. He complemented his love of books with his love of traveling. He and his family explored many remote places. Their best trip was following the overland route of the Silk Road from Beijing to Karachi. The family wishes to thank all personnel at Taylor Manor Nursing Home in Versailles, and Ann Richmond, also of Versailles, who gave richly of her time and faith to ensure that he received the Episcopal Eucharist every Sunday during the last year of his life Visitation will be from 5-7pm on Thursday, January 8 at Milward, 159 N. Broadway, Lexington. Interment at the Lexington Cemetery will be private. Memorial contributions in his name may be made to Taylor Manor Nursing Home in Versailles or the charity of one's choice. www.milwardfuneral.com