Augusta Sease Hill

YORK Mrs. Augusta Sease Hill, 94, was called home by the Lord on Tuesday, March 6, 2007, at 9:55 p.m. from Pleasant Acres Hospital and Home. She was the wife of the late George Swope Hill. Mrs. Hill was born in Bamberg, S.C., on January 8, 1913, the daughter of the late George and Maggie Atterberry Sease. The eighth of nine children, she moved to York at the age of seven after the death of her parents. Mrs. Hill attended the York City Schools. She did domestic work for many years and worked for Hershey Baking Company and Bear's Dept. Store until her retirement. She was a daughter of Queen Esther Temple 105. She was also an original Parkway Homes mother. The matriarch leaves to cherish her memory two sons, Stewart Hill and wife, Pat of York, and Michael Hill and his wife, Karla of Dover; a daughter, Leslye Tucker of Cordova, S.C.; 25 grandchildren; 60 great-grandchildren; 15 great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two sons, Donnie Hill and Gary Hill; six brothers, Jacob, James, Ulysses, George, Sylvester, and Tillman Sease; two sisters, Anna Smith and Ora Mitchell. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 12, 2007, at 11 a.m. from the Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, 825 E. Princess St., York, with Elder Leighton McMillan officiating. Viewing will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery. Boulding Mortuary, Inc., 50 W. Boundary Ave., York, is in charge of the arrangements.