Joseph Ray "Joe" "Coach" Hill

1950 - 2022  (71 years)

• Name	Joseph Ray "Joe" "Coach" Hill
  Birth	12 Sep 1950	Miami, Ottawa, OK
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Sep 2022	Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK
  	Joe R. 'Coach' Hill Sept. 12, 1950 - Sept. 1, 2022 Funeral services for Joe R. "Coach" Hill, 71, of Lake Tenkiller, are being held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, at Vian High School Gymnasium in Vian. Burial will follow at Tahlequah City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc. Joe was born on Sept. 12, 1950, in Miami, Okla., to Mildred (Trolinger) Hill and Elvin Hill. He passed away on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Tahlequah. He graduated from Jay High School in 1968 and from Northeastern State University in 1973 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He married April Hall on Aug. 10, 1973, in Tahlequah. Joe was a basketball and baseball coach, taught Science and Biology and was a principal at several surrounding schools including Braggs, Gore and Vian, from which he retired. He was the former owner and operator of Big Daddy's Restaurant on Lake Tenkiller for 39 years. Joe and April enjoyed traveling and spending time in Florida on the beach and golf course in their neighborhood. They also enjoyed traveling together across the United States in their motorhome when they were not at their primary residence on Lake Tenkiller with their menagerie of animals. In Joe's spare time at the lake he enjoyed fishing with his son and brother. He also enjoyed watching his granddaughter dance at all the NSU football games. Joe was a loving husband, father, pap pap and brother and will be greatly missed by all until we meet again. Survivors are his wife, April Hill of the home; one daughter, Autumn Hill of Lake Tenkiller; one son, Jamey Hill and Abby of Glenpool; two grandchildren, Bailey Snellings and Ally; one brother, Jim Hill of Fort Gibson; and several other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and grandparents, Ivan James Trolinger and Edith Trolinger. Active pallbearers are Les Hall, Jeramy Hall, Tony Oropeza, Jason Hubler, Rob Daugherty and Johnathon Ellis. Honorary pallbearers are Arthur Hall, John Hamilton, Creed Ritter, Gary Sheppard, Chad Ford, Steve Hamilton, Kevin Hubler and Shane Sigman. Viewing was 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Agent Millsap Event Center in Gore. The family greeted from 6 to 8 p.m. Published by Sequoyah County Times from Sep. 7 to Sep. 9, 2022.
  Burial	Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK
  	BURIAL Tahlequah Cemetery Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
  Person ID	I26144	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	PVT Elvin Edward Hill,   b. 6 Dec 1912, Vinita, Craig, OK d. 7 Jan 1980, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mildred Ivan Trolinger,   b. 15 Oct 1915, Wagoner, Wagoner, OK d. 8 May 1988, Ft. Gibson, Muskogee, OK (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F9200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	April Hall
  Children	1. Autumn Hill   2. Jamey Hill
  Family ID	F18119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Sep 1950 - Miami, Ottawa, OK Death - 1 Sep 2022 - Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK Burial - - Tahlequah, Cherokee, OK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  U.S., Index to Public Records Name: Joseph Ray Hill [Joe R Hill] Birth Date: Sep 1950 Residence Date: 2006-2020 Address: 449189 E 979 Dr Residence: Vian, Oklahoma, USA Postal Code: 74962 Second Residence Date: 2012-2018 Second Address: 448508 Highway 100 Second Residence: Vian, Oklahoma, USA Second Postal Code: 74962 Third Residence Date: 1977-2016 Third Address: Hc 68 Box 1097-2 Third Residence: Vian, Oklahoma, USA Third Postal Code: 74962 Fourth Residence Date: 1977-2016 Fourth Address: Hc 68 Box 1224 Fourth Residence: Vian, Oklahoma, USA Fourth Postal Code: 74962