Mr. Adam Hill Obituary in Orangeburg at Simmons Funeral Home

Obituary For Mr. Adam Hill

Funeral services for Mr. Adam Hill, 73, of Santee, SC, will be held 11:00am, Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Simmons Funeral Home of Santee Chapel, 8824 Old Number 6 Highway, Santee, with interment to follow in Dantzler Cemetery. Rev. Dr. Mary A. Shaw Keitt is officiating. Adam Hill, son of the late A.Z. and Birdie Hill, was born on December 29, 1949. He transitioned on March 2, 2023, at TRMC/MUSC Medical Center, Orangeburg, SC.

Adam accepted Christ at an early age and joined Felderville AME Church in Santee, SC.

Adam was educated in the public schools of Orangeburg County and was a 1971 graduate of Elloree High School. He was a school bus driver for many years. He was also one of the lead singers of the Gospel All Stars of Santee, SC.

Adam was joined in holy matrimony to the late Sarah R. Clark Hill for 51 years, who preceded him in death.

Adam was a very quiet man with a big heart who smiled with everyone he came in contact with. He was known to be a handyman who took quality time to complete his tasks. His hobbies were gardening, cooking pork shoulders on a pit, cooking boiled peanuts and collard greens, and fishing.

Adam was a hard-working man who took care of his family. He worked at Elloree Veneer Company as a machine operator from 1972 until the plant closed in 2001. He was also a maintenance tech at Santee State Park from 2001-2015, when his health began to decline.

He was preceded in death by four sisters: Rubell, Joanne, Margaret Ann and Rosa; and three brothers: Willie, Raymond, and Capers.

Adam leaves to cherish fond memories: one son, Phillip (Aswanda) Hill of Vance, SC; two daughters: Sandra H. (Otis) Adgerson of Santee, SC, and Keyona Hill (Antoine Whitmore) of Elloree, SC; one granddaughter: Keypharris Wright of Elloree, SC; three grandsons: Amonte Keitt and Amarquis Hill both of Santee, SC and Benjamin Hill of Vance, SC; one great-granddaughter, Karsten Wright of Elloree, SC; two sisters: Betty Hill of New York and Martha Hill of Virginia. Two brothers Albert (Thelma) Hill of New York and Ezikel (Emma) Hill of Summerton, SC; sisters-in-law: Annette (Willie) Palmer and Gloria Shivers both of Santee, SC, Dorothy Zimmerman and Keshia Oliver both of Blythewood, SC and Juanita Livingston of Orangeburg, SC; brothers-in-law: Donnie Oliver and Richard Oliver both of Santee, SC and Christopher (Emily) Oliver of Virginia; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other loving relatives and friends.

To know Adam and his Personality was to love him. He will be greatly missed by all.

Visitation will be held Wednesday, March 8, 2023, from 2:00pm- 6:00pm.

Family and friends may visit the residence of his daughter, Keyona Hill, 1017 E. Harlin Street, Elloree, SC or call Simmons Funeral Home of Santee, SC.

Please adhere to all COVID-19 precautions and masks are required during visitation and funeral services.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.simmonsfuneralhome.com

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Where do I start... Okay my uncle, my father's youngest brother he will definitely be missed the memories of when they all use to come to New York every year for Thanksgiving they never missed a year those are the memories I will never forget. We use to have so much fun. His smile as well as my dad's smile was their symbol of life that I will always remember. RIH Love you unc

I would like to send my condolences to the family, Mr Adam was my father-in-law whom I loved like a father.He was very quiet and always had a smile on his face, he was also a great man who took care of his family. Mr Adam and his wife Sarah was the perfect couple in my eyes, they loved each other unconditionally. To his children Phillip,Sandybet & Keyonna & his grands & y'all beloved spouses,I'm sorry for your loss I will keep you all in my prayers.