Marion Francis Hill

Marion Francis Hill passed away suddenly in Arizona, on April 29, 2005, doing what he loved best, driving his semi truck.

Funeral services for Marion Hill will be Saturday, May 7, 2005, at 10:30 AM at the Dows Methodist Church in Dows with Pastor Tony Hershey officiating. Burial will take place at 1:30 Saturday at Graceland Cemetery in Webster City.

Visitation will be Friday, May 6, 2005, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the Dows Community Funeral Home, 100 North Lee Street, in Dows and will continue one hour prior to the services at the church on Saturday.

Marion Francis Hill, the son of Francis and Viola (Heim) Hill was born on June 20, 1947, in Clarion, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at the Methodist Church in Dows, Iowa. Marion graduated from Dows Community School in 1965.

He drove semi for 30 years, traveling to every state in the United States plus Canada and Alaska, but called Iowa his home. It was his request to be buried in his home state of Iowa.

In June of 1977 Marion was united in marriage to Sharon Stephens in CosBay, Oregon.

Marion is survived by his wife, Sharon of Dayton, Oregon; three daughters: Tonya Hill Hotz of Florida, Becky Hill Rogers of Hawaii, Kristy Hill- Edwards of Oregon; mother, Viola Hill of Dows; sister, Diane Hill Ingraham of Webster City; brother-in-law, Kenny Ingraham of Webster City; nephew, Randy Ingraham of Webster City; niece, Teresa Ingraham Kasch of Webster City; five step-children: Cody Lowe of Oregon, Vicki Stephens of Oregon, Dawn Guyer of Netherlands, Velvet Stephens of Illinois, Venetta Stephens Hanks of Oklahoma; 25 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, Frances Hill in 1962; infant daughter, Theresa Dawn Hill; father and mother-in-law, John and Lillian Lowe of Oregon; grandparents, Earl and Florence Hill of Webster City, Fred and Maude Heim of Dows; uncle, Donald Gardalen; aunt, Florence Heim; and cousin, Tony Alzeltine.