Patrick H. Hill age 79 years of Clinton, Missouri passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. A memorial visitation will be held Saturday, May 30, 2015 at the Clinton Eagles Lodge from 1:00-2:00 P.M. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Eagles "Children's Fund" and may be left in care of the funeral home. Fond memories and condolences may be left online at www.vansant-millsfuneralhome.com.
Patrick Harold Hill was born July 29, 1935 to Herb and Alice (Sheddy) Hill in Hardtner, Kansas. He graduated high school in Cupron, Oklahoma in 1954 and joined the United States Air Force serving from 1954-1957. Pat married his high school sweetheart Nellie O. Gray and they had four children. Pat became a Union iron worker as well as a farmer. He and Nellie bought a farm in Adrian, Missouri in 1963. He worked in iron for many years traveling the country until an injury forced him to retire. Pat being an avid fisherman settled in Clinton, Missouri near his beloved Truman Lake. There he met and married Karen Davis in 2000. Pat was a founding member of the Adrian Optimist Club and an active member of the Clinton Eagles Club. He was also a member of the American Legion and Local 10 Union Ironworkers.
Pat leaves his wife, Karen Hill of the home; two sons, Chris Hill (Connie) of Caballo, New Mexico and Gerry Hill (Berni) of Adrian, Missouri; two daughters, Shirley Goss (Benny) of Adrian, Missouri and Patti Williams and fiancé Chuck Sisk of Ballard, Missouri; two sisters, Christa Jean Keltjen of Laurie, Missouri and Mary Ann Gallon of Ft. Worth, Texas, as well as 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.