John Hill

John Daniel "J.D." Hill, 37, of Jackson passed away Friday, Sept. 13, 2013, in Portland, Ore.

He was born Dec. 12, 1975, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dwayne Alan Hill Sr. and Ruth Ann Niswonger Hill Weibley.

J.D. graduated from Shawnee High School in Grand Tower, Ill., in 1993.

He served in the U.S. military.

J.D. worked for a commercial contractor as a lineman, journeyman and electrician in Southern Illinois several years. He received an LPN license in 2004. J.D. loved his dogs, "his babies," Rye and Tessa.

Loving survivors include his mother, Ruth Weibley of Jackson; his father, Dwayne Hill Sr. of Cape Girardeau; three half brothers, Aaron, Austin and Anthony Hill of Ashland, Va.; a stepsister, Tiffany Sander of Scopus, Mo.; a stepbrother, Don Armstrong of Rockford, Ill.; his girlfriend, Candace Shelby of Jackson; and nephew and niece, Dylan and Korbyn Hill of Jackson.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Dwayne Hill Jr.; stepfather, Luther "Grizzly" Weibley Jr.; maternal grandparents, Joe and Daisy Niswonger; and paternal grandparents, Murle and Pearl Hill.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Niswonger Cemetery near Millersville, with Wayne Moore officiating.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the family c/o McCombs Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting mccombsfuneralhome.com.