Mr. James Phillip Hill, known to many as Phil, age 85 of Sparta and Chesnee, SC, passed away Friday evening, June 7, 2024 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Hill was born July 18, 1938 in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee to the late Marshall and Winona Fults Hill.

Mr. Hill graduated from Grundy County High School where he was recognized for never missing a day of school in his entire academic career. He had a long work career in the trucking industry - from driving to administration - beginning with Potter Freight in the 1960s and retiring from Service Transport in 2005. He was an avid golfer, fisherman and longtime bowling league member. He played and sang in the Hill Family music group. Mr. Hill proudly served in the U.S. Army where he worked in the Pentagon as an Officer Personnel Interviewer. He was a member of Hampton's Crossroads Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he is also preceded in death by his son-in-law Jamie Roberts of South Carolina; brother Robert Hill; brother-in-law Delbert Denton; sister-in-law Laura Hill; nephew Brandon Hill.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years Edna Hill of Sparta

Daughter: Kimberly S. Roberts of South Carolina

Brothers: Tony (Barbara) Hill of Tennessee, Tom (Terry) Hill of Texas

Sister: Kaye Denton of Tennessee

Favorite Aunt: Ruth T. "Pinkie" Hill of Sparta

Sisters-in-law: Jean Golick, Lillian Jones, Rowena Caperton and Sue Vaughn

Several nieces and nephews also survive

Funeral services will be conducted 1:00pm Thursday, June 13, 2024 from the Chapel of Hunter Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors by the Veterans' Honor Guard will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends after 11:00am Thursday at Hunter Funeral Home. Randall Kirby will officiate.

Memorials may be made to the Hampton's Crossroads Baptist Church in care of Hunter Funeral Home, PO Box 90, Sparta, TN 38583