Who Was Who II of Hanover, IL - Grant Home

Higley, Eber Ner was born November 22, 1927 in Ashton, Illinois and was the son of
Eber H. and Luella M. (Leas) Higley. Eber grew up in Hanover. He married Ruth Marie
Johnson on May 7, 1949 in Rockford, Illinois and two children were born to this union.
They divorced on December 6, 1971. Eber married Jean P. Vlention on June 10, 1980.
Eber lived in Reedsburg, Wisconsin for many years. Eber died February 20, 1993; he
was cremated and buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hill, Dorothy (Morehead) was born June 2, 1913 in Savanna, Illinois and was the
daughter of Thomas Ferguson and Alma McIntyre (Lumsden) Morehead. She married
Russell Hill on June 27, 1947 and no children were born to this union. Dorothy was a
clerk at the Savanna Army Depot before she retired in 1975. The couple later moved to
Phoenix, Arizona. Dorothy died in Phoenix on July 12, 1986; she was cremated and her
ashes were buried in Savanna Township Cemetery.
Hill, Florence May (Bowen) was born December 26, 1899 in Wyanett, Illinois and was
the daughter of Walter and Rosa (Sharp) Bowen. She married Stephen Elmer Hill on
February 27, 1929 in Rockford and seven children were born to this union: Donald
Gene Hill, Melvin Walter Hill, Richard Arlan Hill, William Hill, Rosalie Carol (Hill)
Munson, Karen JoAnne (Hill) Harkness, and Stephen Elmer Hill. The family lived in
Rockford for many years before moving to Hanover. Florence died August 18, 1998
and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
Hill, James “Jim” Eugene was born March 24, 1947 in Freeport, Illinois and was the
son of James Richard and Joyce Elinor (Wright) Hill. He graduated from Hanover High
School in 1965. Jim was a Vietnam War U.S. Army Veteran. He was married, and later
divorced, to Yvonne Marie Schreck and one son was born to this union: Christopher
Hill. Jim lived in Savanna for many years and worked at the Econo Gas Station until it
closed. Jim died November 22, 2004 in Savanna; he was cremated and buried in Ladies
Union Cemetery, Stockton.
Hill, James “Jim” Richard was born February 18, 1921 in rural Stockton, Illinois and
was the son of Ambrose and Mary (Darnell) Hill. He attended school in the Stockton
area. Jim was a World War II U.S. Army Veteran. Jim married Joyce Elinor Wright
October 9, 1946 in Stockton and four children were born to this union: James Eugene
Hill, Steven Richard Hill, Susan Lynn Hill, and Jodelle Rae (Hill) Dascher. After their
marriage they moved to Hanover and Jim began working at the Savanna Army Depot
until he retired in 1981. Jim was living in Savanna when he died on October 14, 2006.
He is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Warren.
Hill, Joyce Elinor (Wright) was born October 14, 1929 in Stockton, Illinois and was
the daughter of Orville Burdette and Irma (Forsythe) Wright. She married James
Richard Hill on October 9, 1946 in Stockton and four children were born to this union:
James Eugene Hill, Steven Richard Hill, Susan Lynn Hill, and Jodelle Rae (Hill)
Dascher. Joyce lived in Hanover for most of her married life and her later years she
lived in Savanna. Joyce died June 16, 2003 and is buried in Ladies Union Cemetery,
Stockton.
Hill, Russell A. was born May 14, 1908 near Dixon, Illinois and was the son of Albert
H. and Phoebe (Gray) Hill. He married Elwyna “Winnie” D. Miller and they had two
children: Eugene R. Hill and Charlotte (Hill) Angell. Russell and Elwyna divorced,
later he married Dorothy Morehead on June 27, 1947 and no children were born to this
union. They made their home in Hanover for many years. Russell worked at the
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