Marvin Hill

Marvin D. Hill, 61, of Mt. Pleasant, IA, died Monday, January 04, 2010, at Henry County Health Center. Visitation will begin after 12:00 noon on Thursday, January 7th , at the Olson - Powell Memorial Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Thursday evening. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 8th at 1:00 p.m. at the Faith Christian Outreach Church with the Rev. Linda Renken officiating. A flag presentation will be accorded at the church. Burial will be in the Forest Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department or to Great River Hospice. Born May 13, 1948 in Mt. Pleasant, IA, Marvin was the son of Lester and Mary Sinn Hill. He grew up in the Wayland and Coppock communities. On May 18, 1968 he married Mary K. Lampe at St. Alphonsus Church. Marvin served in the US Army Reserve for 8 years was honorably discharged at the rank of Staff Sergeant E-6. Marvin spent most of his working years as a Chevrolet certified auto body technician and service manager for local car dealerships. As a production technician he also worked at Heatilator. He retired from Alaniz and Sons in 2008 where he worked in the maintenance department. Marvin was a member of the Cottonwood Methodist Church. He had been a member of the America Legion Post 58 for the past 37 years where he twice served as Post Commander. He was also a 20 year member of the Mt. Pleasant Fire Department and had worked with the bomb squad. An avid outdoorsman, Marvin enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, and had a cabin on the Skunk River. His many years working on cars earned him a membership in Chevrolet's Only the Best Club and the Chevrolet Service Council. He also enjoyed NASCAR. Marvin had been a member of the Mt. Pleasant football chain gang and had served as a Little League Baseball coach. Along with his wife, Mary, Marvin is survived by three sons, Michael (Nicci) Hill of New London, IA; Marcus (Jenny) Hill of Lexington, KY; and Matthew (Becky) Hill of Mt. Pleasant; seven grandchildren; five sisters, Mildred Rich of Wayland, IA, Beaulah (Earl) Manning of Mt. Pleasant, IA, Violet (Harry) McGuire of Olds, IA, Thelma (Larry) Bush of Burlington, IA and Linda (Paul) Underwood of Cedar Rapids, IA; three brothers, Johnnie (Gayle) Hill of Palm Dessert, CA, Art (Sandy) Hill of Burlington, IA and Gary (Laura) Hill of Washington, IA; one sister-in-law, Bertha Hill of Coppock, IA; and several nieces and nephews. His parents, grandparents, brothers Dwight and Dennis Hill, brother-in-law Bob Rich, and three nephews precede him in death