Ernest R. Hill

Published 8:48 pm Friday, July 1, 2011

June 30, 2011

Ernest R. Hill (known as Bear), passed away Thursday, June 30, 2011. He was a native of Isle of Wight County. He retired from Gwaltney Meat Packing Plant in Smithfield, Va.

Ernest was the son of the late Robert S. Hill and Fannie M. Hill. He was preceded in death by one brother, Jerome Hill.

He is survived by one daughter, Debbie Diane Newsome, of Suffolk, Va.; one son, Larry Townsend (Lisa), of Newport News, Va.; two sisters, Odell Pierce, of Surry, Va., and Augusta H. Williams, of Windsor, Va.; four brothers, Curtis Hill (Lillie), of Windsor, Va., William M. Hill, of Windsor, Va., Thomas P. Hill (Ann), of Suffolk, Va., and Wallace Hill (Shirley), of Windsor, Va.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one aunt, Vertie M. Hill, of Windsor, Va.; a devoted niece, Angela Waters and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.

Funeral services will be held Monday, July 4, 2011, at 11 a.m. in Shivers Funeral Chapel, Smithfield, Va.

There will be a viewing on Sunday, July 3, 2011, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Shivers Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Shiloh Baptist Church in Windsor, Va.

Shivers Funeral Home and Crocker Funeral Home are in charge.