Obituary of John Hill

John Hill, age 70, of Tulsa passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. He was born January 24, 1938 in Idabel, the son of John L. and Myrtle Tucker Hill. John graduated from Idabel Gray High School in 1957. He was a retired aeronautical engineer having worked many years in the aircraft industry for McDonald Douglas, Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Lear Jet, and General Dynamics. He was also a very talented artist. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Marion Hill and Marshall Hill. John is survived by his wife, Annette, of Tulsa; son, Jay Kregg Hill of Dallas; a daughter and son-in-law, Angela and Cody McCombs of Tulsa; grandchildren, Dustin Poole and his wife, Jontu, of Allen, Texas, Jonathan McCombs, Kaily McCombs, and Joey McCombs, all of Tulsa; sisters, Augustine Warren and Lavetta Angelley, both of Idabel, and Ollie Legate, of Ada; brothers-in-law, Larry Farley and his wife, Diana, of Tulsa and Billy Joe Heeter and his wife, Patti of Garland, Texas; Kregg’s mother, Charlene Hill of Garland, Texas; several nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends. Honorary Pallbearers will be, Dan Crossland, John Derryberry Jr., Larry Farley, Larry Faulkner, LeNoy Frye, Phil Houston, Travis Massey, Cody McCombs, Carol Mills, Thomas “Buddy” Howard, John Travis, Boyd Warren, Dennis Whitten, Robert Williams, and Charles Womack.