DON HILL
ADA-Services for Gary Don Hill, 62, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Crosspointe Community Church. Pastor Shawn Wiebers will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Hill died Thursday, July 30, 2015. He was born Nov. 27, 1952, to Claude and Maurine Grider Hill in
Bonham, Texas. He graduated from Sulphur High School in 1971. He then attended East Central University where he was a member of the Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity. He started as a volunteer at the Ada Boys and Girls Club where he mentored many community children. He served as the Boys Club wrestling coach for over a decade, building a winning program that captured numerous team and individual achievements.
It was during that time, he met his soulmate and wife, Jamae, forming an unbreakable and everlasting love. They married Nov. 30, 1979, in Ada.
He started his construction career framing houses and then worked for Dodson Construction for 12 years. Thereafter, he joined a partnership that would later lead to the formation of MacHill Construction Company, thriving throughout the last 25 years. As the owner of MacHill, Don left his mark statewide building various commercial and residential structures.
Over time,he has developed numerous business relationships, as well as countless personal friends.
He was an active member of the Crosspointe Community Church in Ada. As a very dedicated man of faith, he was a great mentor and leader to many, spearheading the future growth and expansion of the church.
His hobbies and passions in life include music, motorcycles, sailing, skiing, travelling, cattle, general tinkering, classic cars and all sports, especially the OU Sooners and Oklahoma City Thunder.
Nothing was more important to him than his family.
Survivors include his beloved wife, Carolyn Jamae Hunter Hill; three sons, Cason Grant Hill and wife Skye of Norman, Landon Colby Hill of Austin, Texas, and Andrew Queston Hill of Ada; one grandson, Clyde Jay Hill of Norman; two sisters, Claudell White of Oklahoma City, and Fran Nobles of Yukon; and his beloved sister-in-law, Tina Woodcock of Mustang.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Jerry Hill; and a sister, Mary Sue Hill.
His legacy in both business and life will live on through his wife, three sons, and the MacHill family.
Bearers are Ronnie Davis, Gary Lackey, Michael Barnes, Ed McKerley, Jerry Sellers, Kirk Arnett, Jeff Branscum and David Bottoms. Honorary bearers are MacHill Construction company employees, Stan McCasland, Wayne Case and Sig Tau brothers.
Memorials may be made to the Ada Boys and Girls Club, 915 S. Hickory, Ada, OK, 74820.
Viewing available at Criswell Funeral Home.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada