Clarence Hill
James Clarence Hill headshot
James Clarence Hill
James Clarence Hill was born March 23, 1900, and died Dec. 17, 1971. He married Mary Ella Renfrow on Aug. 29, 1920.
Clarence's children with Ella Renfrow Hill
Myrtie Hill Deans July 19, 1921 Johnston, NC-Dec. 19, 1992 Wake, NC
Rachel Hill Oct. 22, 1923-March 11, 2015
Lillian Marguerite "Margie" Hill March 18, 1926-Nov. 4, 2019 Wilson, NC
Velma Hill Bunn Nov. 28, 1930 Johnston, NC-Feb. 3, 2017 Wilson, NC

James Clarence Hill was born March 23, 1900.

He married Mary Ella Renfrow Aug. 29, 1920, and they had four children, all girls.

Clarence was shot and killed Dec. 17, 1971, when his Kenly grocery store was robbed. Two Kenly teens admitted to robbing and killing Clarence.

A teenager was sentenced to death for the 1971 murder of James Clarence Hill.
Winston-Salem Journal, Thursday, April 20, 1972

He is buried in the Fred Hill Cemetery in Kenly, North Carolina.

His wife, Ella, who was born Oct. 1, 1902, died Jan. 16, 1991, in Wilson. She is also buried in the Fred Hill Cemetery.

Photo of Clarence and Ella Renfrow Hill's tombstone at the Fred Hill Cemetery.
Clarence and Ella Renfrow Hill's tombstone at the Fred Hill Cemetery.

Renn Stancil Hinton, daughter of George Ralph Stancil

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