M/Sgt. Riley T. Hill, USAF Retired, of Ocean Springs, MS, died Friday, October 7, 2005, in Biloxi at age 81. Sgt. Hill served in WW II, Korea and Vietnam before retiring in 1974.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tony and Olivia Hill; two brothers, A. J. and Sam Hill; three sisters, Rosella (Buck) Reese, Mabel Williams and Mae Busby.
Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Skinner Hill of Ocean Springs; Daughters, Barbara Banks and her husband, Dory; Marcia Hill-Pevey and her husband, Joe, of Biloxi, and Sheryl Macky and her huband, Bob, of Niceville, FL; five grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; one great-great- grandchild; two sisters, Antonia Bond of D'Iberville and Bobbie Allen of Biloxi; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Sgt. Hill will be Wednesday, October 12, 2005, at 1:15 p.m. at the Pass Road Chapel of Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Homes in Bloxi where friends may visit one hour before service time. Burial will follow in Biloxi National Cemetery.