The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1922-12-29
DR.. |. !. HILL DIES
ATPOST Of DUTY
BELOVED AND RESPECTED PLY
sICLAN, LIVED IN ABBEVILLE
FORTY YEARS-LIFE GIVEN
TO HIS PROFESSION.-RESTS
AT LONG CANE.

ber 26th, of apoplexy. Death came
to him in his office just after he had
returned there for the afternoon
duties, and while he rested for few
moments in an easy chair. His son,
DR.. J. C. Hill, was in the room ad-
joining when his father was stricken.
Going into the room where his faith
er, sat, he found the latter expiring.
Death came almost Immediately. DR..
Hid was in his seventy-frst year.
DR.. L. T. Hill was a native of
Edgefeld County. He resided for a
number Of years at Ninety-Sx,
where he conducted a drug store.
Disposing of that business, he went
to Baltimore where he entered the
University of Maryland from which
he received his degree in medicine.
In 1882 he removed to Abbeville for
the practice of his profession, con-
Quoting a drug store for two years,
first at the location now occupied by
F. E. Harrison, Jr., and later at the
store now occupied by the Water and
Light Plant. In December 1883 he
sold the drug business to P. B.
Speed, and from then until the day
of his death he gave his life to the
practice of his profession. A quiet,
unassuming gentleman, he led busy
life as a country doctor. He held in
large measure the confidence and
esteem of the people of this commu-
nifty and his practice was CORES
pondingly extensive. He met with
success as a physician and was in
terested in. the progress of the pro-
fession until the day of his death
Last August after suffering for a.
while from an attack of gall stones
he went to Baltimore where he un-
derwent serious operation. But he
rallied quickly and returned to his
home in little while much improved
in health and appearance. His friends
looked forward for many years Of
usefulness for him. He again gave
himself to his practice and was con-
slant at his Office, where he special
lied in treatment of the eye, and
in giving electrical treatment. 1t was
only in the last few days that he did
not feel so we'll, and death came to
him almost as it would come to the
piowman at his plow.
In early life DR.. Hill was happily
married to Miss Fannie Johnson Of
Ninety Six, a daughter of Col. R. P.
Johnson, of that place. She survives
him as do his son, DR.. J. C. Hill, of
this city, and his daughter, Mrs. Car
ter Arnold, of Elberton, Ga. A son,
Walter, died when child, and an
other son, William, boy Of great
promise, died in his early manhood
while a student at the Citadel. DR..
Hill is survived by two brothers, Mr..
Tabor n. Hill, of Greenwood, and
Mr.. George Hill Of Newberry, and
by one sister, Mrs. Henry Turner Of
Ninety-Six.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Presbyterian Church, of which
Dr.. Hill was a member, Wednesday
afternoon by the pastor, Rev. John
A. McAurray, after which interment
was at Long Cane.
The active pallbearers were: W. E
Johnson, Lewis Perrin, n. B. Reese,
q. R. McAllister, George Penney, w
F. Nickles, E. r. Thomson, J. Allen
Saith, Jr.
The following friends Of the de-
ee,sed were honorary pallbearers:
Met Justice Eugene B. Gary, DR..
A. Neuffer, DIR. ]. r. Power, DIR.
Pressly, DR.. c. c. Gambrell, Dr..
!. Harrison, DR.. R. B. Epting, DR..
S. G. Thomson, DR.. C. H. McMurray,
DR.. P. B. Speed, DR.. ]. n. Austin,
Mesrs. J. Allen Smith, and Wyatt
Aiken.
Among those from a distance who
attended the funeral were his two
brothers and his sister named above,
his nephews, Rion and Frank Hill, OF