Helen Hill

Helen Marie Hill passed away on October 27, 2024 at the age of 99.

Helen was born July 24,1925 in Mason County, Kentucky. Her adoptive parents were the late Joseph and Merica Doctuer.

In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Buford Hill; sisters Virginia Mae, Margie, and half-sister Dorothy; and her daughter-in-law Gail Hill.
Helen is survived by her three children David Hill, Phylis (spouse David) Harper, and Sherry (spouse Mike) Smith; grandchildren Karen (spouse Steve) Lundgren, Kathy (spouse Keith) Seger, Jessica (spouse Kevin) Rogers, Troy (spouse Kerry) Johnson, Mike Harper, Kevin (spouse Naomi) Harper, Mark (spouse Crystal) Harper, Isaac (spouse Tracy) Smith, Matthew (spouse Krista) Smith, Sarah (spouse Omar) Vakharia; great grandchildren Kylie Lundgren, Joshua (spouse Katherine) Seger, Megan (spouse Bryan) Furr, Logan (spouse Maggie) Seger, Jesse (spouse Isabelle) Seger, Cameron (spouse Isaac) Baird, William Rogers, Helen Rogers, Alex Rogers, Emma Rogers, Hannah Harper, Chloe Harper, Maggie (spouse Mac) Burton, Lauren Smith, Elijah Smith, Leo Smith, Mia Smith, Ryan Smith, Nora Smith, Lucia Vakharia, Judah Vakharia; and her great, great grandchildren Micah Seger, Liam Seger, Madelyn Furr, Elijah Furr, Evelyn Furr, Ronin Seger, Rosalyn Seger, Leonel Seger, and Margaret Baird.

Helen was adopted by Joseph and Merica Doctuer after the tragic death of her birth father Walter Burris in 1926. Joseph and Merica were childless and loved Helen as if she was their own. Helen married her sweetheart Buford, December 7, 1941. They were married for 73 years before Buford passed at the age of 93 in 2014. Buford and Helen moved to Cincinnati, OH and later to Cumming, GA. Helen resided in Harrisburg, NC for the last few years to be near her son and granddaughters.

Helen spent her life caring for her family. She loved to tell stories of her childhood, recounting what life was like in the 1920s. Helen gardened and canned food to feed her family, and loved sewing. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church and dedicated her life to serving the Lord. She gave her heart to Jesus Christ at an early age. In all of the hardships of life, Helen trusted in the Lord to guide her steps. Throughout her years, she taught Sunday School and ministered to everyone she met passing out more than a 100 tracts to her caregivers over the last 2 years.

The funeral will begin at 1:00pm at Antioch Baptist Church, 2645 Antioch Rd, Cumming, GA. The Graveside will follow the service at the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.