Individual Details

Arthur Roscoe Hill

(20 Dec 1907 - 23 May 1967)

Arthur Roscoe Hill was born 20 December 1907 at Bodarc, Sioux County, Nebraska, and died 23 May 1967 in Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming. He married on 22 July 1936 in Gering, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska to Gladys Gayle Graves, daughter of Frederick and Florence (Ambercrombe) Graves, who was born 25 February 1915 in Brady, Lincoln County, Nebraska.

After their marriage, Art and Gladys lived in Douglas, Wyoming. He was a mechanic and a skilled machinist. After her children were old enough, Gladys went back to work, first as a bookkeeper, and then as the manager of a retail store. Art and Gladys were both Methodists.

There were three (3) children born of the marriage.

Posted at Find-A-Grave.com: Arthur R. Hill died at the hospital May 23 after suffering from cancer over a year. Arthur was born near Harrison, Neb.; the son of Albert F. and Alice B. Hill. He received his education in Bodare and Sioux County High Schools. He came to Wyoming in 1932 where he remained the rest of his life, residing in Douglas the past 35 years. He was married to Gladys Graves July 22, 1934 in Gering, Nebraska. They were the parents of three children, Frederick, Constance and Thomas. Surviving are his wife, Gladys; two sons, Frederick of Calif.; Thomas of the family home; and a daughter, Constance Horne of Florida; also four granddaughters, Leslee and Rochelle Hill and Angela and Nancy Horne; four brothers, Ray, Platte Center, Neb.; Ed, Crawford, Neb.; Clyde, Harrison, Neb.; Clarence, Springdale, Utah; three sisters, Frances DeHaven of Harrison, Neb.; Leona Corbin and Irene Hymer, Crawford; and numerous other relatives. (Information was obtained from his obituary and cemetery records.)

Events

Birth20 Dec 1907Bodarc, Sioux Co., Nebraska
Marriage22 Jul 1936Gering, Scotts Bluff Co., Nebraska - Gladys Gayle Graves
Death23 May 1967Douglas, Converse Co., Wyoming
BurialDouglas Park Cemetery, Douglas, Converse Co., Wyoming

Families

SpouseGladys Gayle Graves (1915 - 2012)
ChildFrederick Ross Hill (1938 - 1994)
ChildConstance Idabell Hill (1941 - 1978)
ChildThomas Arthur Hill (1946 - )
FatherAlbert F. Hill (1867 - 1944)
MotherAlice Belle Kirkpatrick (1882 - 1942)
SiblingFrances Clara Hill (1901 - 1997)
SiblingRaymond Frederick Hill (1902 - 1973)
SiblingRobert Lincoln Hill (1904 - 1909)
SiblingBernice Mabel Hill (1906 - 1940)
SiblingEdward Newton Hill (1909 - 1971)
SiblingClyde Sanford Hill (1911 - 1984)
SiblingLeona Nellie Hill (1912 - 1984)
SiblingClarence Chester Hill (1913 - 1973)
SiblingGladys "Irene" Hill (1916 - 2004)
SiblingElizabeth Hill (1919 - 1926)

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