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Obituary for Ruth Estelle VanBuren Hill Ruth Estelle VanBuren Hill
Selma Native Was Retired Safeway Meat Department Employee

Ruth Estelle VanBuren Hill, age 88, of 4547 Old Town Drive, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and formerly of Selma, Virginia died Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.

She was born June 6, 1925 in Selma to the late John David and Halsie Norvell VanBuren.

She was retired from the meat department of Safeway in Arlington, Virginia.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Lewis Hill in 1976; a sister, Elsie VanBuren Knight; a brother, James R. VanBuren; and a nephew.

She is survived by a daughter, Rita H. Holler and husband, Ralph of Winston-Salem, NC: two sons, David Hill and wife, Lynne of Winston-Salem, NC, and Marty Hill and wife, Rhonda of Rural Hall, NC; three brothers, Johnny VanBuren and wife, Nadine of Selma, Harvey VanBuren of Selma, and Tommy VanBuren and wife, Patty of Manassas; eleven grandchildren, fourteen great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge with Reverend Dan Purdom officiating.

Interment will follow in Mountain View Cemetery, Clifton Forge. Mrs. Hill's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends on Saturday afternoon from 12:30 p.m. until time of service at Nicely Funeral Home. The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to Epworth United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 190, Selma, VA 24474.