Gladys Rainey "Sissy" Hill

Gladys "Sissy" Rainey Hill - SAVANNAH - Gladys (Sissy) Rainey Hill, widow of the late Colonel Raymond Leslie Hill, passed away at home, July 24, 2008, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She resided at Isle of Hope and Little Switzerland, NC. A native of Salisbury, N.C., she attended Strayer Business College in Washington, D.C.; was employed at the National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.; and later worked with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. A committed wife and dedicated mother, Mrs. Hill was also an active volunteer. She served the American Red Cross as a Gray Lady at Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, D.C.; Chairman of Volunteer Workers in Bad Nauheim, Germany; and Chairman of Volunteer Workers at Wilmington, NC. A member of several community associations, she also served as President of the Froebel Circle/Fresh Air Home at Tybee Island; chaired fashion shows, in the 1960's, to support the Telfair Academy and the Owens-Thomas House; and was a charter member of the Parkersburg Garden Club. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Isle of Hope and Church of The Resurrection in Little Switzerland, NC. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Sally Rainey Hill Stephenson, PhD, of Bethesda, MD. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Leslie Hill, MSW of Savannah; her grandson, Randolph Robert Stephenson, MD and his wife, Andrea Reh Stephenson, MD of New York; her granddaughter, Charlotte Leslie Stephenson Hagman, MA and her husband, Kenneth Robert Hagman, Jr. of Virginia; her son-in-law, the Rev. R. Robert Stephenson of Maryland; her sisters, Obern Rodman, NC and June Honeycutt, DE; her brothers, Tom Rainey, VA, Lee Rainey, NC, John Rainey, NC; and several nieces and nephews. Special appreciation is given by the family to Mrs. Alberta Knight, Ms. Beatrice Hester, Ms. Danielle Brown and Mrs. Sheila Eaton for their extraordinary personal care and for the professional nursing attention of Ms. Tanya McLeod, RN, Spanish Oaks Hospice. A memorial service will be held at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, September 13, 2008, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Burial in Beaufort National Cemetery will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that remembrances be sent to St. Thomas Episcopal Church - 2 St. Thomas Avenue, Savannah, GA 31406, Church of The Resurrection - Little Switzerland, NC 28749, Alzheimer's Association, Coastal Georgia Region - 201 Television Circle, Savannah, GA 31406, or the benefit of one's choice. Savannah Morning News August 3, 2008 Please sign our Obituary Guest Book at savannahnow.com/obituaries .