CAROL JEAN HILL

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Carol Jean Hill, 83, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Mercyhealth Hospital – Freeport.

The Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Burial was held in Drury Reynolds Cemetery on Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Pallbearers were Gary Naber, Dude Smith, Steve Smith, Silvin Reed, Dean Hill, and Drew Hill. Online condolences at www.wittichfuneralhome.com.

Carol was born on March 3, 1943, in Muscatine, the daughter of Alice Jones Smith. She married Jack Hill on December 30, 1972, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Carol was a Minnesota Vikings fan. She enjoyed summers at the campground and going to the casino. Purple was her favorite color; she loved sitting in her apartment and looking out the window at the purple flowers in bloom.

Special thanks for her grandson, Drew Hill, and his wife, Mary, and their daughter, Oaklyn, for their weekly visits; and to her granddaughter, April, for her loving care.

Carol is survived by her three sons, Larry Keith Eggers, L. Doug Hill, and L. Dean Hill; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; and five siblings, Gary D. Naber, Vickie A. Smith, Floyd L. ‘Dude’ Smith, Cindy J. Williams, and Steve S. Smith.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Alice B. Smith; stepfather, Floyd L. Smith; husband, Jack Hill; and brother, Randy Lee Smith.