Edna Hill Obituary (2007

Edna Mae Hill , age 80, of 3000 West Madison Ave,, Fairfield and formerly of Packwood, died at 2:45 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2006 at the Jefferson County Hospital in Fairfield. Born April 6, 1926 at Washington, Iowa, she was the daughter of William and Pauline Martz Hipp. Edna lived her entire life in the Packwood community. She graduated from Packwood High School in 1944. She worked as telephone operator in Packwood prior to her marriage. Edna married H. Ray Hill on September 25, 1946 at the Methodist Church in Washington, Iowa. She was a member of the Sew & So Club of Packwood and the CWF. She was preceded in death by her husband on June 28, 1991 and her parents. Surviving are her son Harold R. Hill and wife Julie of Packwood, her daughter Elaine Wikstrom and husband Roger of Hampton, Minnesota; 5 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren ; her sister Nettie (Dwight) Stucker of Danville, Iowa and her brother William (Mary) Hipp of Packwood, plus several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Tuesday, January 2, 2007 at the Packwood Christian Church with Reverend Harlan Van Voorst officiating. Interment will be in the Packwood Cemetery at Packwood. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 pm Saturday, December 30 at the Raymond Funeral Home. The family will also receive friends at the church on Tuesday, one hour prior to the funeral service. Memorials in Edna''s name have been established to the Packwood Fire Department and to the Packwood Christian Church. Arrangements are in the care of the Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.