Johnny Eugene Hill, 80, of Ethelsville, AL passed away Monday, September 18, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, Columbus, MS.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 20, 2017, from 9:00 – 10:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. A funeral service will follow Wednesday, September 20, 2017, at 10:00 AM in the Lowndes Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Melvin Mordecai officiating. Interment will be at Forest Cemetery, Ethelsville, AL with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Hill was born October 23, 1936, in Houston, MS to the late L.Z. Hill and Elva Lavender Hill. He was the owner of Discount Tools for 16 years. Mr. Hill was a member of Union Chapel Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife- Virginia Thornbrough Hill and his brother- Robert Hill.

Mr. Hill is survived by wife- Dorothy Eldridge Hill of Ethelsville, AL; son- Gary (Anita) Hill of Ethelsville, AL; daughter- Beverly (Joe) Barnes of Ethelsville, AL; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; step-children- Sharon (Larry) Hamlin, Patricia (Willie) Wilson, Jimmy (Teresa) Dunlap, and Craig (Joyce) Dunlap.

Pallbearers will be Joey Barnes, Cecil Lindsay, Henry Glover, Garry Thomas, Andy Hamlin, Will Hamlin, and Christopher Wilson. Honorary pallbearer will be Bobby Ward.

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.