James H. Hill Sr.

Deacon James H. Hill Sr. transformed from this life to eternal glory on Sept. 15, 2011, at Southside Regional Medical Center.

Deacon Hill was born to the late Deacon Roman Hill Sr. and Lucille Woodley Hill on March 19, 1944. He was the ninth child of 12 children. He was preceded in death by three older siblings, Richard Hill, Dorothy Lee Bethune and Pearl H. Lewis.

Deacon Hill was educated in the Dinwiddie County School System. He retired after 36 years of service from Honeywell Corp. in Chesterfield, Va. He was a great man of God, devoted to his church and ministry. He served as chairman of the Deacon Board and as a trusted tustee at New Beginning Tabernacle Ministries International since its inception in 1995. He consistently spread the Gospel of Christ wherever he went and with all he met. Deacon Hill was an avid bowler, winning numerous trophies. He was also a fisherman at heart, and loved hunting.

He leaves to cherish his memories a devoted and loving wife, Shirley M. Hill; three children, Dalvin Allen of Chester, Helen Bolden (Christopher) of Richmond and James H. Hill Jr. of Chester; five grandhildren, Tiffany, Ariel and Alissa Barlow of Richmond, Va., Calvin Allen Jr. (Jeanetta) of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Shannon Allen of Chesterfield; three great-grandchildren, Jaylen, Jason and Damarien Allen of Chesterfield; four brothers, Roman Hill (Lacy) of Chesterfield, Vernard Hill (Catherine) of Matoaca, Va., Robert Lee Hill (Ella) of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Cleveland Hill (Harriet) of Chesterfield, Va.; four sisters, Florence L. Greene of Petersburg, Bernice Williams (Wilbert) of Chester, Glorine Henderson of Richmond and Shirley A. Hill of Ft. Washington, Md.; two aunts, one devoted, Mae Woodley of Richmond, Va., and Gladys Woodley of New York; three brothers-in-law, George Lewis of Petersburg, Alexander Allen of Hopewell and Ernest Allen of Petersburg; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends; a devoted caregiver, minister and friend, Elder Melvin Sydnor; and three long-time devoted friends, Henry Claiborne, Lafayette Edmond and James Hines.

Funeral services will be conducted at noon on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, at Zion Apostolic Christian Memorial Temple, 1601 Youngs Road, Petersburg, Va.; Bishop Tyrone Harper, chief officiant, and Bishop Cleveland Hill, eulogist. Interment will be in Dinwiddie Memorial Park, Dinwiddie, Va. Family and friends will assemble at the residence at 10:45 a.m. the day of the service. Remains rest at Tucker's Funeral Home, 415 Halifax St., Petersburg, Va. A.A. Tucker, funeral director.