Edna Mae Hill

Edna Bradley Hill of 39 Majestic Avenue, Asheville, died Tuesday, May 6, 2003, in an Asheville hospital. Mrs. Hill was born in Buncombe County and was the daughter of the late Franklin Ellis and Maggie Dalton Bradley. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Claude M. Hill, two sisters, Mabel B. Maynor and Iretha B. Clontz and four brothers Ernest, Edgar, Emory and Dr. Earle Bradley. She was a graduate of Lee H. Edwards High School and Asheville Biltmore College. She was the owner of Starnes Avenue Grocery for 18 years and retired from Ralph Murray Plumbing Company after 22 years of service. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church where she served in many capacities including Director of Women’s Missionary Union, Director of Junior Sunday School Department, Church Clerk and Training Union Director. Mrs. Hill was a member of Asheville Rebekah Lodge No. 37 and a member of National Association of Retired Federal Employees. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Friday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Carson Moseley officiating. Burial will follow at Green Hills Cemetery. Her family will receive friends Friday at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, Westwood Baptist Church, 150 Westwood Place, Asheville, NC 28806.