Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Hill

HILL, Mrs. Bonnie Ruth - Age 77, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017 at University of Michigan Hospital - Ann Arbor, MI. Family hour 10:30 AM Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 502 Leith St. with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM Pastor Daniel Moore officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friend and pallbearers will assemble at the church at 10:30 AM Tuesday. Mrs. Hill will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM Monday. Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Hill was born September 11, 1939 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the eldest of Tommie L. and Emmet L. Simmons. She graduated from Northern High School in Flint, Michigan at the age of 16. Bonnie attended Huntsville A&M College where she was a member of the marching band. She retired from General Motors after working for more than 35 plus years. Bonnie accepted the Lord at an early age and was baptized by the late Rev. Louis H. Mays at the Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Flint. She was a faithful member for many years serving on the Kitchen Committee. Bonnie loved the Lord with all her heart, soul and might. Bonnie also volunteered at the Salem Lutheran Church serving the needy and under-served. She enjoyed doing puzzles, waking at the crack of dawn to cook, playing bingo and cards. Bonnie was a positive and fun loving person who always saw the good in everyone. Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Hill leaves to cherish her memory: 2 sons: JeQuinn (Charlotte) Hill of Houston, TX and Stephen Hill of Flint, MI. 2 grandchildren: Cherie Hill of Houston, TX and DeQuan T. Hill. 1 great-grandson: DeQuan T. Hill Jr. of Flint, MI. 1 sister: Zona Gibson of Houston, TX and 2 brothers: Tommie (Donna) Simmons and Michael D. Simmons both of Flint, MI. Brother-in-law: James Hill and sister-in-law: Dorothy Hill both of Flint, MI, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Including Uncle Edward (Elois) Malone, Aunt Cora (George) Brown of Cleveland, OH and special friends: Ossie Smith and Edwina Watkins of Flint, MI. Bonnie was proceeded in death by her beloved husband: Walter Hill whom she loved and cherished. Her parents: Tommie L & Emmet Simmons, brother Andre Simmons, sister-in-laws Rachel(Rufus) Washington, Lillian (Clarence) Owens and Eddie Hill.

Mrs. Bonnie Ruth Hill

September 11, 1939 - January 29, 2017