Chester Alexander Hill
January 24, 1942 ~ May 16, 2017
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Chester Alexander Hill, born January 24, 1942, passed away May 16, 2017 at the John F. Keever Hospice Solace Center following a brief illness.
Chet is survived by his five children, George (Margaret) Gasperson of Winter Haven, FL, Danny (Jackie) Gasperson of Candler, NC, Mary (Steve) Gray of Colfax, NC, Susan Gasperson of Candler, NC, and Jeanne (John) Parris of Candler, NC. He is also survived by his brothers Sherrill Hill of Hickory, NC and Bob Hill of Ware Shoals, SC. Chet was Poppa to 9 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Irene, parents Lee and Velda Hill, and brother Ben Hill. He leaves behind a large family and a host of friends and former students.
Chet was a career teacher in the Buncombe County School system and influenced countless lives. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved walking the mountains in search of wildflowers. He was also an authority of Hominy Valley history, researching, curating, and publishing several collections of documents and historical information. He loved his family, his Lord, and jealously claimed Mt. Pisgah as "my mountain".
A memorial service will be held on Monday, May 22, 7:00 p.m. in the chapel of Trinity Baptist Church, 216 Shelburne Rd., Asheville. Chet's family will receive friends an hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made to the Zephyr Hills Free Will Baptist Church Mission Fund, 283 Shelburne Rd., Asheville NC 28806.
Groce Funeral Home on Patton Ave. is assisting the family.
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We lost a great friend and neighbor. We will miss him.
Praying for you and sorry for your loss!
We really enjoyed talking with Mr. Chester
each month! We really appreciate His Generosity
in supporting Harvest Free Will Baptist Childcare
Ministries of Duffield, Va.
Bro. Danny and Family, We love you and ask the
Lord to give you peace and comfort in your
time of grieving!
Rest in peace, dear Chester!
Praying for your family in this time. Mr. Hill was an amazing person, caring person, and awesome teacher!! May God wrap his loving arms around your family and comfort them during this difficult time…
Dear family of Chet…..we hung out a lot in the lounge at Enka Middle. Lord, I loved that man. He had the prettiest white hair, and that smile……what a charmer. I ran into him awhile back at Jesse Israel’s and boy was he in his element. What a loss for this community…..I’m praying for you all
Praying for you as you grieve the loss of dad, friend, teacher and colleague.
My heart goes out to all the family of Chet. He was an amazing man, teacher and friend.
I’m sure you have an amazing view of Your Mountain. Godspeed, sir. Godspeed.
Prayers go out to the family.he was a good man and a great teacher. He was my 8 grade teacher and always was proud of him.
He will be missed.
Such a great man and by far the best teacher I ever had. He was such a great irreplaceable asset to our community and will be sorely missed.
To the Hill family, sorry for the loss of Chester. He was a
very kind gentleman and friendly.
Thoughts and prayers are with the family.
Anne Morgan
THOUGHTS & PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILY!! CHET WAS A GREAT TEACHER & INSPIRED MANY PEOPLE.CHEY’S BELOVED MT.PISGAH WILL ALWAYS STAND TALL IN REMEBRANCE OF HIM!!
The community has lost a great soul …My condolences to his family I know he will be missed I pray God give you all comfort and peace until you meet him again
To all the Family of Mr. Hill. I cared a great deal for him and i will miss him deeply. My Thoughts and Prayers are with all of you. Even many times as i got older he ask me to call him Chet. I never could he will always be Mr. Hill to me.
A good high school, collage and life friend. Chet Hill, a unique person, a good soul.
Mr Hill touched my life as well many others. He will be sorely missed.
Dear Hill family, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Mr. Hill was very special, one in a million.Keep those precious memories close to your heart. I pray that GOD gives you comfort and peace. He will never be forgotten.
What a great teacher he will be missed . He loved his job.
Having grow up with my cousin Chet, I can understand his calling Mt. Pisgah his mountain. That is my home too. May God bless Chet, brothers, and family. He was a very good man.
Mr. Hill was by far the most influential teacher in so many young lives in our small valley community through the years and certainly I have many found memories. He had a presence…an intensity about him. He cared very deeply for his community and we are all better individuals having been his students and friend. A Great Man indeed!
So sad for the loss of Chester he was a a fun person at school and enjoyed being around. To all his family I know he will be missed greatly. Pat Mauney Duncan
Praying for the family he was my favorite teacher great man.
Mr. Chet was a kind, gentle man. He was my grandmother’s Deacon for years while they both attended White Rock Baptist Church. My sisters, mother and myself had a long visit with him last summer while we were in Candler. He told some stories from his years of teaching and it made me long for teachers like him to fill our public schools today. I know he will be missed tremendously by family and friends, alike. He no longer suffers, but has been reunited with his beloved Irene and the Savior he loved. We will miss seeing you this year when we come to Candler. May each of his family feel God’s gentle peace and loving comfort.
I ended being his math student for 4years He was a great basketball coach I enjoyed those years.
Danny and Jackie I am so sorry for your loss – you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Chet was a fine man. He married Irene and claimed her children as his very own. It was an honor to preside over their wedding ceremony.
My love and prayers are extended to his precious family.
Mr. Hill was a force in my life I’ll never forget, and try as I might, I could never call him Chet (even though he insisted lol). His love of community, history, art, and math will be remembered for ages. Thank you for sharing him with the rest of us.
One of the hardest things he ever asked of me was to call him Chet. He was always Mr. Hill and because of my utmost respect and love for this man, I truly struggled calling him Chet. Many thanks to his family for sharing this great man with our valley…..I think of him everyday when cresting ‘the big hill’ and the beauty of ‘his mountain’, right there in my face. Much love and prayers to his precious family.
Dear Family,
Even though it has been some years ago, it seems like only yesterday we were at a family reunion with you all. Chet was always so cheerful and kind, and his love for Irene and the children was evident. He will be missed. Our love and prayers go out for you during this difficult time. We pray that God will wrap His great arms around you, hold you close and comfort you. With love,
Chet will.be missed that is for sure. He was a very good coach.My prayers goes out to the whole family. May God bless each one of you.
I often saw Chet out and about in the community grocery shopping, working at Jesse Israel and helping at Zephyr Hills Free Will Baptist. It seemed as if I had not been gone for twenty five years. He was as friendly to me as he always was when we grew up next door to each other. I have fond memories of his parents and all the brothers. Rest in peace, my friend.
I just learned of Mr. Hill’s death. I wish I could have gone to his funeral. He taught me math in 7th & 8th grade at Pisgah Elementary. He was also my basketball coach. In PE, he taught us how to play Pin Ball, Volleyball, and many other fun games. He had a unique and very special way of connecting with his students. In the classroom was a strong disciplinarian and sometimes intimidating, but he also had a sensitive, patient, and empathetic side. He demanded that everyone respect everyone else. He was an awesome teacher, role model, and mentor. Mr. Hill’s lessons about the importance of honesty, integrity, respect, and perseverance are still with me today. While I am saddened by his death and know that he will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him, I also know that he is now at peace.
RIP, Chet! Really miss our family historian but so thankful
For all the work you did to preserve our heritage! Miss you!
going to miss mr. hill was a great teacher of math and life rip mr. hill