Wendell Orla Hill Obituary (2007)

Obituary of Wendell Orla Hill Wendell Orla Hill, 88 years of age returned to his heavenly home early Sunday Morning April 1st, in his home of natural causes. He was born at his grandmother's home in Tremonton, Utah to Joseph Orla Hill and Mamie Woodruff Hill (Granddaughter of Wilford Woodruff) and grew up west of Bear River on a small farm. He attended Bear River High School and Weber State College. He fulfilled an honorable L.D.S. mission to the Western States Mission. While he was on his mission World War II broke out and as soon as he got home from his mission he was drafted into the U.S. Navy and obtained the rank of Fireman First Class. Upon returning to Utah, his sister-in-law set him up on a blind date with a beautiful young lady, Mary Ellen Russell, although it was not love at first sight, he was eventually able to convince her to marry him. They were married in the Salt Lake Temple almost 60 years ago and this eternal romance will never end. The young couple soon moved to Union Oregon where he ran a Phillips 66 gas station with his brother Ralph and helped his father with the farm in Cove. After a few years he moved back to Utah and worked at Hill Air Force Base until he retired. He also worked at Ogden Implement and the Deseret Gym. He would make the pilgrimage to Cove, every summer to help on the farm until 1963 when his father passed away and the farm was sold. He was always a Bear River farm boy at heart. He was an active member of the Mound Fort LDS wards and Kaysville 14th Ward, where he filled many callings including Ward Clerk and Young Men's secretary. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, 3 brothers and two grandchildren Heather and Scotty Marrs. Surviving are his wife Mary Ellen Russell Hill, daughters Mary Ellen Jones (John) Kaysville, Leah Ruth Brunell (Darrin) (Ogden), Jeana Marie Hale (Wisconsin), and two sons Wendell Russell Hill (Nancy) (Hooper), and Howard David Hill (Nena)(Clinton), two brothers Burton (Ilene) Cove Oregon and Kenneth (Beverly) Las Vegas, Nevada, Dorothy Denton, Moses Lake, Washington, 24 Grandchildren and 16 Great-grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held at the Kaysville 14th Ward Chapel, 550 South 50 West, Thursday April 5, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. Friends and family may gather Wednesday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 250 North Fairfield Road, Layton and also one hour prior to the services at the church. Interment will be at Ogden City Cemetery where military honors will be accorded. We wish to thank the angels at Applegate Hospice for the loving care they provided him and also John, and Mary Ellen Jones and their sons Shane, Cody, Jeffery and Chris for the wonderful loving care they have given him for the last 10 years. He was one of the least selfish, kindest, and most generous souls to ever live in this world. Because of him we'll always know that the meadow lark's song has words to it. "Bear River City's such a pretty little place." VisitationMyers Mortuary of Layton 250 N. Fairfield Rd. Layton, UT 84041 April 4, 2007 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceKaysville 14th Ward Chapel 550 South 50 West Kaysville, UT 84037 April 5, 2007 1:00 PM CemeteryOgden City Cemetery 20th and Madison Ogden, UT 84404 April 5, 2007