United States Army Master Sergeant (Ret.) Lula Ella Wease Hill departed this life on July 22, 2025, at her home in Osceola, AR, surrounded by her loving family and dearest friends. Born on August 2, 1956, in Osceola, Arkansas, the daughter of R J Hill and Geneva Ford Hill, Lula was a member of First Baptist Church Frenchman’s Bayou, a graduate of Osceola High School, and a retired Master Sergeant for the United States Army.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Gerard Gulledge and Antonio Hill; one brother, Donald Hill; and one sister, Sharon Hill.

Left to cherish her fondest memories are two brothers, James Hill of Cordova, Tennessee; and Lorenza (Frantrise) Hill of Jacksonville, Arkansas; two sisters, Clotis (Sterling) Wafford of Glenn Heights, Texas and Vivian Hill of Osceola, Arkansas; many loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Visitation will be held Friday, August 1, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 am at First Baptist Church Frenchman’s Bayou, 7301 South Hwy 61, Joiner, Arkansas, where Reverend Jimmy Johnson is the pastor.

Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. immediately following the visitation. Ms. Vivian R. Hill will deliver the eulogy, on-site repast to follow. Then, interment in Whiteside Cemetery of Osceola, Arkansas.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.mhfuneralhomeinc. or visit us on Facebook at McDonald-Horne Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be live streamed through the McDonald Horne Funeral Facebook account

McDonald-Horne Funeral is in charge of all services and arrangements.