Roy Melvin Hill

Roy Melvin Hill, 85, of Hickory, died unexpectedly, on Saturday, March 3, 2018, in the Washington Hospital. He was born on December 16, 1932, in Washington, a son of the late Huber and Anna Briggs Hill. A 1952 graduate of Hickory High School, he was a member of Atlasburg Church of the Nazarene. A veteran of the Korean War, Mr. Hill served with the United States Army, assigned to the Service Battery 780th Field Artillery Battalion in Korea, until his Honorable Discharge as a Corporal, on March 14, 1961.  For his service, he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. For more than forty-five years, Roy worked as a printing press operator for Union Camp Corporation, which became International Paper. Mr. Hill was a huge baseball fan, who enjoyed going to the Community Center, playing dartball, delivering Meals on Wheels, and volunteering at the Apple Festival. On November 30, 1956, he married Erla Jean Bonner, who died on March 24, 2004. Surviving are a son, R. Ronald (Deronda) Hill, of Washington; two daughters, Karen (Jim) Fisher, of Springboro, OH, and Joyce (Michael) Gildea, of Castle Shannon; six grandchildren, Heather, Jacob, Luke, Bethany, Amber, and Abigail, and five great grandchildren. Deceased are three brothers, Ray, Paul and Butch, and three sisters, Emma, Ora, and a sister who died in infancy. Friends will be received on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., in the William G. Neal Funeral Homes, 925 Allison Ave., Washington, PA, where services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, March 8, 2018, with Pastor David Webster officiating Burial will follow in Mt. Prospect Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15205.