Bennie Lee Hill
December 17, 1942 ~ February 17, 2003
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Bennie Lee Hill, 60, of Pisgah Highway, Candler, died peacefully Monday, February 17, 2003, at his home from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Mr. Hill was born in Waynesville to the late Herbert Leon and Velda Morgan Hill. He was retired from Mission-St. Joseph Health Care System. He was a former Virginia State Trooper, a licensed building contractor, a licensed pilot and a motorcycle enthusiast. He was a former baseball, softball and basketball coach for the Hominy Valley Youth League.
He is survived by his wife of 34 years, Aretha Robinson Hill; one son, Alan Lee Hill and a daughter Karen Aretha Hill, both of the home; and three brothers, Chester A. Hill of Candler, Robert E. Hill of Ware Shoals, SC, and J. Sherrill Hill of Claremont; several special nieces and nephews and a life-long friend, Franklin Redmond.
Funeral services will be at 1:00 pm Wednesday at White Rock Baptist Church with the Rev. Greg Metcalf officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813, or to White Rock Baptist Church, 91 Medford Branch Road, Candler, NC 28715.
Aretha,
I am very sorry to hear of you loss. Bennie had always been a special person who was thought of highly. My prayers go out to you and your family. I will be thinking of you during this time.
Aretha and Sherrill and Family…
I remember all of you from Enka High, would have been Class of ’64, but transferred to AC Reynolds.
Aretha, you were always so very kind to me and helped me get through that first year of high school.
Sherrill…I remember all the good times we all had together.
I know that you all miss Bennie, but someday you will be reunited. My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Family. God Bless!
My deepest sympathy to the family. Ben was a very special person. He meant a lot to everyone he had contact with. I enjoyed working with hime at MSJ. He will be missed by all.
Am sorry for the loss of Bennie. Have fond memories of his growing up years when I watched all the boys for his mom. Was always happy to say they were family. Arletta
Chester and family,
So sorry to hear of the loss of your brother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Enka High School Classmate 1960
Martha Ann Nichols Cashion
I went to school with karen and lee and i just wanted to say how sorry i am of your loss.I loved Mr. Hill and he will be greatly missed.your family is in my thoughts and prayers God bless you all
Bennie, I’ll remember you as a very nice person. I’m sure your smile and your personality will be missed by many.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I worked, on occasion, with Ben while he was at Mission St. Joseph’s and I thought very highly of him. He was indeed a special person. I will keep him in my prayers.
Regards,
Marti Rohrback
Karen, My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I love you bunches.
We send our love to all of you today and the days ahead. God’s love and presence embrace you as your hearts heal from the loss. We will be praying for you.
To Aretha, Karen and Lee Hill:
I am so sorry for your loss. We had great respect for Benny, he was a fine person and We feel honored to have known him. May God bless each and everyone of you.
Ronnie, Vickie & Marie
We are sorry to here of your loss, we just wanted to let you know our thoughts and prayers are with you. We hope we get to make it to the family night but just in case we wanted to let you know we care- Your friend, Kevin & Cynthia McCurry and Felicia & Nick Reeves
Karen and family-
I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to your family. You will be in my thoughts and prayers. I am so sorry for your loss.
Chet, Robert and Sherrill,
My deepest sympathy on the loss of your brother. You were like brothers to Bill. We love you all and are thinking of you.
Our prayers and thoughts are with you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Keith Ball, Smokey Mountain Flying Service.
Aretha, Karen, Lee and Family, I am so sorry for your loss of Benny. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers, and I wish you peace to carry you through this time of grief. Jane Luther
Aretha, Lee, and Karen; I just wanted to let you know how much I thought of Ben. I always knew I could count on him to be there for me. He was like a Father figure and I had the highest respect for him as a person and what he stood for. There is not a day that goes by that I am not thinking and questioning myself, ‘How would Bennie handle this situation’? I thank all of you as a family for the kindness you have shown me through the years. Bennie will truly be missed, but never forgotten..
Aretha, Karen, Lee
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and the rest of Bennie’s family and friends. May God’s abundant love surround, comfort you, and bring you peace during your time of loss.
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT BENNIE IF I CAN DO ANY THANG PLEACE LET ME KNOWW MY PRAYER AND THOUGH ARE WITH YOU I THANK OF YOU ALL A LOT LINDA KING
Aretha, we are sorry we were unable to be with you and family at visitation tonight. We never could have chosen a better brother in law, and we are happy you chose such a wonderful person who was a big part of our hearts and life. Ben was the best husband, father, friend and brother in law. We
loved Ben and will miss him profoundly.
Aretha,Karen and Lee,Sorry we couldn’t be there tonight. Just know our thoughts and prayers are with you. If there is anything we can do please let us know. Bennie was a great person and we are very glad we got to know him.
Aretha and Family,
I was so sorry to hear of the loss of your husband and father. It is heartbreaking. I know he was a wonderful man and this will create a large hole in your lives, but God is faithful. I pray you feel His arms around you during this sad time. My thoughts and prayers are holding you up to Him. Love, Sandi Sprinkle
Aretha and Family,
We were so sorry to hear about Benny. We hope you can find comfort in knowing that we care. Our prayers are with you.
The sadness you are feeling in the loss of your loved one is felt by others, too. Our warmest thoughts of sympathy are sent to your family. May God bless and confort you. Gale
Aretha and Children:
You have my sincere sympathy in the passing of your beloved husband and father. My thoughts and prayers will be with you in the coming days.
Sincerely,
Marilyn Allen
Aretha,
I am so sorry to hear about Bennie and that I was unable to get to visitation last night. My thoughts and prayers are with you and the kids. I remember us teasing him 25 years ago about being ‘Bennie Hill’ from Saturday Night Live.
Sincerely,
Chet, Robert, & Sherrill,
It’s been so long since I have seen any of you, I hope you remember who I am (Brenda Hollifield’s cousin)!
I just wanted to send my sympathies in the loss of your brother, Bennie.
I remember playing softball and football in the field beside your house on Pisgah Highway. Bennie was a little older than me so he wasn’t there often but we always enjoyed the times we had together.
Linda