Thomas C. Hill Jr., born in Natchez on Sept. 27,1944, joined our Heavenly Father on June 14, 2015.

He was a very loving and devoted husband, father and brother.

He is preceded in death by his mother, father and one stepbrother.

He is survived by Glenda Hays Hill of Eupora, his wife of 46 happy years; his two daughters, Gloria and Heather; two sisters; four brothers; and one stepbrother.

He graduated from Anguilla High School on May 27, 1963, and served in the U.S. Air Force from April 1964 to April 1968. His tenure included U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command duty in the U.S., and a tour of duty in Southeast Asia.

During his service, he maintained Huey helicopters and flew on rescue missions in the Vietnam War and stateside. He received his bachelor of science with special distinction from the College of Agriculture at Mississippi State University on Dec. 21, 1973, and received his master of science from the graduate school of Mississippi State University in agricultural economics on May 16, 1976.

He served two years with the Soil Conservation Service and retired in 2004 after 27 years of civil service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District Branch.

He will forever be loved, honored and cherished by his family and friends who miss him dearly. (A life well lived.)

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.