Louise Elliott Hill

Louise Alice Elliott Hill was born on January 20, 1918 in Portsmouth, VA to Dr. Frank G. And Laura Carr Elliott. She was an identical twin to Laura Elliott Franklin, and the younger sister to Dr. Frank G. Elliott Jr. She grew up in Portsmouth and received her Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia State University. She received her Master’s degree from Virginia State University.

She worked as a laboratory technician in St. Louis, MO, then for the Portsmouth Health Department, then taught high school science. She moved to Stratford, CT in 1964 and taught middle and high school science in the Norwalk and Stratford school systems until her retirement in 1988. She loved to travel, was an accomplished artist and seamstress, a volunteer for the Connecticut Audubon Society, and spent many happy hours sailing on Long Island Sound with her son. She moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1999 and became a devoted fan of the Jacksonville Jaguars and the University of South Carolina Gamecocks football teams. She was very involved with San Jose Episcopal Church and Day School until her death on July 24, 2019.

She is survived by her twin sister Laura Franklin of Houston, TX, her son Jim Hill (Sandra) of Jacksonville, her granddaughter Sanylle Middleton (John) of Winnipeg, MB Canada, 2 great-grandsons Drake and Duncan, as well as many loving nieces, nephews and pets. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2PM on August 4, 2019 at San Jose Episcopal Church, 7423 San Jose Blvd, Jacksonville. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the church.