Mother Gladys Hill passed away Monday. She was born March 4, 1930 in Hogansville Troup  County, Georgia, the oldest of eight children to the late Eloise Beasley-Duke.

She united with Louise United Methodist Church, upon moving to Atlanta she joined Antioch Baptist Church North, and then First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia.

Survivors include her son, Rev. Isaac (Hattie) Whitehead, Athens, GA; daughters, Brenda (Jimmy) Knox, Decatur, GA; Evelyn (Cecil) Neal, Stone Mountain, GA;  step children: Cassandra Houston, Arthur Hill, and Angel Hill; brothers George Blackmon, and  Rev. William (Geneva) Blackmon; sister Jessie Mae Harvey; step Sister Dorothy Blackmon; sister-in-law: Josephine Blackmon 17 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces and nephews.

The Service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Louise UM Church.

The excellent care of Mother Hill is being provided by Lakes-Dunson-Robertson Funeral Home.