Bobby Donnelle Hill

Bobby Donnelle Hill was born Oct. 18, 1960, in Camden County, Ga., to the late Bobby Hill and Mamie L. Fields Hill. He joined Carnegie Chapel Church at an early age. There, he sang in the youth choir and served faithfully on the usher board. Bobby attended the public schools of Camden County and graduated from Camden County High School in 1978. He attended truck driving school in Americus, Ga. He found great joy working in the trucking industry, but later landed a job with Rhone Poulenc (formerly Union Carbide Corporation) for many years. Bobby was a fun-loving person. He was always willing to extend a helping hand, and he loved making others laugh. Bobby enjoyed hunting, fishing, trucking and family gatherings. His favorite past-time was spending time with family and friends.

On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Bobby transitioned from labor to reward at Southeast Georgia Health System's Camden Campus, surrounded by his family. Bobby was preceded in death by his father, Bobby Hill; paternal grandparents, Luther and Bessie Hill; maternal grandparents, Bufford and Ethel Fields; and son, Christopher Hill. He leaves to cherish his memory his son, Donnelle (Alondrea) Hill of St. Marys, Ga.; loving and devoted mother, Mamie L. Hill of Woodbine, Ga.; seven grandchildren, Januari Hill, Ace Hill, Alyssa Hill, Donavyn Hill, Lenwood Bruce III, Cameron Foster and Christopher Hill III, all of Camden County, Ga.; four sisters, Anita (John) Taylor, Lennette Hill-Francis and Kimberly A. Hill, all of Camden County, Ga., and Erica (Kevin) Colleton of Raleigh, N.C.; one brother, Bufford (Carrie) Hill, Camden County, GA; a faithful and devoted life partner of 38 years, Ida Copeland of Folkston, Ga.; one stepson, Jimmy Copeland of Oklahoma; one adopted daughter, Chrishayla Heavener of Norfolk, Va.; a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and friends; special cousins, Greg Whitaker and Emanuel Glover; and devoted friends, Bernard Benefield, Joseph Rauls, Deacon Jimmy Clayton, Nathaniel Mack and Phillip Francis.