Zelda Harrison Hill
</span><br />Zelda Harrison Hill, a former resident of Sun City, departed her earthly life on Thursday, August 11, at the home of her daughter in Douglasville, Georgia. Zelda was born in Arcadia, Florida, in 1924 and valued her status as a second generation native Floridian. She dearly loved Florida and only departed it in October, 2007, when she left to live with her daughter, Carolyn.</p>
<p>Zelda graduated from Pahokee High School in 1941. She then attended Tampa University and earned a degree in bookkeeping. From there she went to Miami where she spent WWII working as a “Rosie the Riveter” for Volpe Aircraft and met her future husband, Jimmy Hill. Jimmy and Zelda were married in 1944 and continued to live in Miami until 1993, when they moved to Sun City Center.</p>
<p>The Miami years were filled with raising a family, pursuing business interests and developing life-long friendships. Over the years, Zelda and Jimmy were active members of Miami Shores Baptist Church.</p>
<p>Zelda was a lifelong Christian who has now been reunited with her husband of 54 years, James Charles Hill, who pre-deceased her in 1999. She is survived by her loving family of two daughters, two sons-in-law, four grandchildren, three grandsons-in-law and four great grandchildren. They are: Janice and Frank Garcia; Carolyn and Larry Estepa; Kristina Garcia Szurkus and her husband Dennis and their son Alex; Kathryn Garcia Drury and her husband Dan and their daughters, Sarah and Amanda; Brent Estepa; and Hilary Estepa Trottier and her husband Kyle and son Timothy. Other very special people in Zelda’s life included her “daughter” Andrea Blount and her husband Rob.</p>
<p>Memorial Services will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Sun City Center, FL, on Friday, August 19 at 3 p.m. Friends and family are invited to share a time of fellowship and remembrance immediately following the service in the church’s Fellowship Hall. We know she will continue to live in the memories of her many friends and extensive family.</p>
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<p>Zelda graduated from Pahokee High School in 1941. She then attended Tampa University and earned a degree in bookkeeping. From there she went to Miami where she spent WWII working as a “Rosie the Riveter” for Volpe Aircraft and met her future husband, Jimmy Hill. Jimmy and Zelda were married in 1944 and continued to live in Miami until 1993, when they moved to Sun City Center.</p>
<p>The Miami years were filled with raising a family, pursuing business interests and developing life-long friendships. Over the years, Zelda and Jimmy were active members of Miami Shores Baptist Church.</p>
<p>Zelda was a lifelong Christian who has now been reunited with her husband of 54 years, James Charles Hill, who pre-deceased her in 1999. She is survived by her loving family of two daughters, two sons-in-law, four grandchildren, three grandsons-in-law and four great grandchildren. They are: Janice and Frank Garcia; Carolyn and Larry Estepa; Kristina Garcia Szurkus and her husband Dennis and their son Alex; Kathryn Garcia Drury and her husband Dan and their daughters, Sarah and Amanda; Brent Estepa; and Hilary Estepa Trottier and her husband Kyle and son Timothy. Other very special people in Zelda’s life included her “daughter” Andrea Blount and her husband Rob.</p>
<p>Memorial Services will be held at Trinity Baptist Church, Sun City Center, FL, on Friday, August 19 at 3 p.m. Friends and family are invited to share a time of fellowship and remembrance immediately following the service in the church’s Fellowship Hall. We know she will continue to live in the memories of her many friends and extensive family.</p>
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