Thomas Lyle Hill, a longtime resident of Kirkland, Washington, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2011. He was born on December 20, 1920, the firstborn of Thomas Nelson and Helen Turner Hill, in St. John, Idaho. He graduated from Malad High School and served in the army air force in WWII. Afterward, he became an employee of Boeing working in Wichita, Moses Lake, WA, Seattle and Munich, Germany. An entrepreneur, Thomas was self-employed operating as general contractor and real estate investor.
Thomas is survived by: his beloved wife, June Hill (Kirkland, WA); his four children – Edward (Seattle, WA), Michael (Bothell, WA), Elizabeth (Rochester, NY) and David (Woodinville, WA); and his six grandchildren – Shaun, Anna, Alex, Esther, Anaisha and Michael. He also leaves behind his dear sisters: Edna Catherine Ekstrom (Pocatello, ID); Bessie M. Nelson (Sunset, UT); and Mildred Jean Hancock(Boise, ID). His brother, Gerald Virgil Hill, and his sister, Helen May McDaniel, are predeceased.
The funeral service for Thomas Hill will be held at the Horsley Funeral Home, in Malad City, Idaho, at noon, on Saturday, May 21, 2011. Burial will take place at St. John Cemetery afterward.

FUNERAL SERVICE
Horsley Funeral Home – May 21, 2011
Prelude and Postlude – Margaret Reese
Call to Worship – Lyle Nelson
Invocation – Mildred Hancock
Congregational Hymn – “How Great Thou Art”
Life Sketch – Bessie Nelson
Tributes and Remembrances – Dave Hill & Elizabeth Lawson
Congregational Hymn – “Amazing Grace”
Sermon – “God’s Plan for Us” – Lyle Nelson
Benediction – Kristy Nelson

CONCLUDING SERVICE
St. John City Cemetery
Dedicatory Prayer – Grant Ekstrom
Scripture Reading – Edna Ekstrom
Military Rites – American Legion, Ernest W. Jones Post #65 & Pocatello Honor Guard

CASKET BEARERS
Dave Hill
Mike Hill
Shawn Hill
Grant Ekstrom
Kenny Ekstrom
Elmer Hancock
Butch Caston
Don Walker