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Lawrence Leslie Hill

February 12, 1942 — January 11, 2020

Lawrence Leslie Hill, 77, of Green Cove Springs, Florida, passed away January 11, 2020. He was born on February 12, 1942 in Johnsonville, Illinois to parents Neil R. and Lovella Joann (Smith) Hill. Mr. Hill was a resident of Green Cove Springs for 20 years, previously having been a resident of Rogers, Arkansas for 13 years and Amarillo, Texas for 10 years. He was a previous VFW 3-time Commander in Post 1988. He also had the honor of being the United States Navy’s Sailor of the Year under Admiral Zumwalt. Of his many interests, he mostly enjoyed fishing, barbecuing, cooking, entertaining, and hunting.

Mr. Hill is predeceased by his mother, Lovella Joann Smith; father, Neil R. Hill; and brother, Victor Hill.

Mr. Hill is survived by his loving wife, Carrie Lynn Hill; son, Darrell DeWayne Hill; daughters, Angel Lynn Hill, Toni Marie Ragan, Shannon Leigh Powell, and Veronica Leslie Hill; brothers, Bruce Jones and Randy Hill; sister, Joan Carole Knoell; grandchildren, Nicholas Horvath, Matthew Horvath, Rebecca Horvath, Shane Powell, Morgan Powell, Angela Hill, Ronní Ragan, and more; great-grandchildren, Brendan Horvath, Aiden Horvath, and Penelope Horvath; and many loving cousins.

A graveside service with military honors will be held at 1:00pm on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Jacksonville National Cemetery.

Following the cemetery service, friends and family will gather at the VFW Post 1988 in Green Cove Springs. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to The Wounded Warrior Project at: 

https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=11585&ovr_acv_id=6794&campaignSource=ONLINE&source=BS19003&msclkid=b8fa20d361191157100a7ecc01520100&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=SEM~WWP~BR~US~All~WWP_Main&utm_term=wounded%20warrior%20donation&utm_content=WWP_Donation_Exact&gclid=CKmV6pmkhucCFUX4DQod20MG2A&gclsrc=ds

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Service Schedule

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Interment of Cremains

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

1:00 - 1:30 pm (Eastern time)

Jacksonville National Cemetery

4083 Lannie Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218

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