In Memory of Dr. Junior Hill
Dr. Junior Hill and his wife, Carole
From the time I met and interviewed him in the early years of this publication and through the years since, Dr. Junior Hill has always been an encouragement to this writer and has been supportive of this publication and all of the articles in The Christian View. After I published the article from my interview with him, I asked Dr. Hill, and he granted me permission to publish some of his sermon messages, in print and online, in The Christian View magazine. It was always a blessing to hear him preach the Word of God.
I and fellow Christians will always remember and honor his service to the Lord Jesus Christ and his leading many to the Lord through delivering the Gospel message and by living a life well lived, a godly life pleasing to his Lord. As with other preachers of the Word I have interviewed and came to know, I will always remember and appreciate his kindness, and I highly respect him.
As other faithful preachers of the Word who went before him, he has now met face to face the Saviour he preached about and to whom he led others. When he entered heaven on January 3, 2024, he surely heard these words from the Lord: “Well done, good and faithful servant.”
He is deservedly respected as a faithful man of God and as a Southern gentleman. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Please join with prayers for his wife, Carole, and all of their family in the homegoing of their loved one. He will be missed first and foremost by his precious family. They have the assurance that this earthly life is not all there is, and a reunion one day in heaven will be for all of eternity.
Karen Brewer, The Christian View magazine
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BELOW ARE:
Link to The Christian View magazine’s interview with, and article on, Dr. Junior Hill
Biography of Dr. Junior Hill, from his website, JuniorHillMinistries.org
Obituary for Dr. Junior Hill
Link to a 15-minute tribute video of photographs of Dr. Junior Hill, from his family
Video for Dr. Junior Hill’s funeral service, held at Westmeade Baptist Church
BIOGRAPHY (from Dr. Junior Hill’s website, www.JuniorHillMinistries.org)
Junior Hill began his ministry at age nineteen and served as a pastor for eleven years in Alabama and Mississippi before entering vocational evangelism in 1967 as a full-time Southern Baptist evangelist.
A native of Hartselle, Alabama, he received his BS degree from Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama and his Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana. He received the Doctor of Divinity degree from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Covington Theological Seminary in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.
He has served as First Vice-President of the Southern Baptist Convention, and in 1995 was recognized as the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year by New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He has conducted over 1800 revivals and numerous foreign crusades. In addition, he is a frequent speaker at pastors’ meetings, evangelism conferences, seminaries, and state conventions across the country.
Obituary for Dr. Junior Hill:
Dr. Junior William Hill
July 5, 1936 - January 3, 2024
Funeral service for Dr. Junior William Hill, age 87, of Hartselle, will be Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at 1:00pm at Westmeade Baptist Church in Decatur, Alabama with Dr. Scotty Hogan and Brother Justin McAlpin officiating, with burial in the Salem Cemetery in Hartselle and Peck Funeral Home directing. Visitation will be from 10:00am until service time on Tuesday at the Church. In addition, it will be live-streamed online. To find the service, please search for Westmeade Baptist Church on YouTube.
Brother Junior, who was born July 5, 1936 in Hartselle, Alabama to William Lawton Hill and Fannie Velma Childers Hill, died on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at his home in Hartselle.
Junior William Hill began his ministry at age nineteen and served as a pastor for eleven years in Alabama and Mississippi before entering vocational evangelism in 1967 as a full-time Southern Baptist evangelist.
A native of Hartselle, Alabama, he received his Bachelor of Science from Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama and his Master of Divinity from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, New Orleans, Louisiana. He received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia and a Doctor of Divinity degree from Covington Theological Seminary in Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia.
He served as First Vice-President of the Southern Baptist Convention, and in 1995, he was recognized as the Distinguished Alumnus Of The Year by New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
He conducted over 1800 revivals and numerous foreign crusades. In addition, he wrote nineteen books and contributed to many devotionals.
Junior is best known for his sense of humor, his gentle spirit, and his love for friends and family.
He’s survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Carole Splawn Hill
One Son: Mark William Hill (Netta Sue)
One Daughter: Melanie Pike (Barry)
Five Grandchildren: Katie Fields (Judson), Kelley Hill, Matthew William Hill (Natasha), Bonnie Pearce (Adam) and Julianna Pike
Five Great Grandchildren: Emma Fields, John Mark Fields, Betsy Fields, Allie Carole Fields, and Olivia June Pearce
Pallbearers are Jack Bailey, Walter Blackman, Matthew Hill, Danny Lanier, Jimmy Legg, Adam Pearce, Danny Strickland, and Herb Thomas.
The family would like to acknowledge Jimmy Legg and Hospice of the Valley for their continued love and service to the family.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Junior Hill Seminary Scholarship Fund at Westmeade Baptist Church.
The video for Dr. Junior Hill’s funeral service, held at Westmeade Baptist Church in Decatur, Alabama, can be watched below.