Stefen Hill

HERRIN, Ill -- Stefen Hill, 56, of Herrin, Ill., died Monday, May 14, 2007, at Blodgett Hospital in East Grand Rapids, Mich.

He was born Oct. 7, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, son of Murle Mack and Lily Pearl Hill.

Hill was a truck driver for Pilot Express. He graduated from Southest Missouri State University with a degree in business. Hill was a veteran of the United States Air Force. When stationed in California, he earned his private pilot's license.

Survivors include his mother; three brothers, Loyd Tipsword of Scott City, Dwayne Hill of Ashland, Va., and Kenneth Hill of Johnston City, Ill.; two sisters, Arvella Hout of Taylor Ridge, Ill., and Malissa Miller of Herrin, Ill.

He was proceeded in death by his father and a brother.

Funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin, Ill. The Rev. Matt Crain will officiate, with burial at Lighter Cemetary in Scott City, Mo.