Frances Connelly Hille

Frances C. Hille Asheville, NC – Frances Connelly “Fran” Hille, 73, of Asheville, went to be with the Lord Sunday, May 23, 2010 at Givens Healthcare Center. A native of Columbia, SC, she was a daughter of the late Jesse and Melzie Hallman Connelly. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her husband, Emil H. Hille who died in 1999 and a brother, David E. Connelly. Fran enjoyed singing with the Music Makers at Givens Estates and was also a member of Biltmore Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Lynn Price and her husband, Charles, of Fletcher, NC; one son, Bill Snyder and his wife, Brenda, of Gilbert, SC; two sisters, Becky Murray of W. Columbia, SC and Mary Sue Catoe of Pelion, SC as well as five grandchildren, Brandi Keefer and her husband, Chad, Justin Snyder, Reid Price and his wife, Lynsey, Parker Price and Clarence Smith. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:00 PM on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Norma Pulliam Memorial Chapel at Givens Estates with Reverend Joe Fulk and Reverend Paul Thompson officiating. Her family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00 PM on Thursday, May 27 in the Chapel prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in Fran’s memory to either the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Attn: Donor Services, PO Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265-0309 (donorinquiry@komen.org) or to Givens Estates. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.