Leahbelle Treadway Hill

Leahbelle Treadway Hill, a thoughtful, kind and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, died at Houston Hospice, surrounded by her family, on January 29, 2011 at the age of 94. Born in Gladbrook, Iowa on April 22, 1916, she spent her childhood there. Before entering nursing school, she accompanied her great aunt and uncle on a trip to Goose Creek, TX. Her plans changed when she met and married the love of her life at her aunt's cafe; thereafter only returning to Iowa to visit family and friends. She worked as Deputy Clerk in the Harris County Clerk's office until her retirement in 1984. She was a 60-year and Life Member of her beloved Bluebell Chapter #856, OES and past president of the Parliamentarians of Texas. After retiring, she shared her time and talents by volunteering at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and West University Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Carl Vonard Hill, Sr., and her parents Archie Treadway and Elsie Mae Poland, and brothers Glen Treadway and wife Vina, Theron Treadway and wife Rachel, Calvin Treadway and wife Faye, and sister Dolly Mae Minhear and husband Fred, and brothers-in-law Alvah and wife Dimples, Joseph and wife Lillian, Pete and wife Pat, Edward and Estelle, and nephews Joseph and Billy Hill, Theron Treadway Jr., and niece Shirley Knudson. She is survived by her children Carl V. Hill, Jr., Sharon Adams and husband Richard, Vickie Gilbreath and husband Jerry; grandchildren Troy and Jason Gilbreath, Carrie Hill Kittrell and husband Daniel, Corbin Hill, Stefanie Adams Hebert and husband Dave; great grandchildren Jackson, Jay, Charlea, Samantha, and Cameron. She is also survived by her sister Evelyn Harrison and brother Jack Norman and wife Joan of Traer, Iowa; nephews Joe Harrison, Chris Norman, Lloyd, Steven, David, and Thomas Hill, and nieces Barbara Sieh, Glenda Day, Pat Davis, Madeline, Joyce, Agnes, and Mary Hill, Patricia Boles, Jackie Waddell, Karen Netzle, Terry Oliver, Rhonda Benning, Jo Lyn Newton, Shirley Linn, Sarah Dostal and Pat Norman; numerous great-nieces and nephews, and extended family Marcia Hill, Brent and wife Suzanne Sadler, Terry Kline, Priscilla Ancira, and Jean Farkell.

Visitation will be from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday, Feb. 1,2011 at West University Baptist Church, 6218 Auden. The religious and Eastern Star funeral service honoring her life will also be at West University Baptist Church at 10:30 am on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, with graveside services at 2:30 pm at Memorial Oaks Cemetery. In lieu of flowers for those desiring, a donation can be made to the Arthritis Foundation, 1330 W. Peachtree St. suite 100, Atlanta GA 30309 (specify Rheumatoid Arthritis Research), the International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation, 2701 Cottage Way #16, Sacramento CA 95825, or the charity of your choice.