John Waid Hill, age 81, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. He was born In Ashdown on June 6, 1925, the son of the late Hugh Silas and Louella Melissa Oneal Hill. John was an auto parts store manager, a member of First United Methodist Church and a member of the Timberland Sams. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and received the triple trophy given by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission. John was preceded in death by one brother, Hugh Silas Hill, Jr. He is survived by his wife, Mary Helen Myers Hill, two daughters, Susan Baldridge of Arkadelphia and Mary Freeman & her husband Phillip of Arkadelphia, three grandchildren, Jonathan Cromer and Lance and Kayla Freeman, all of Arkadelphia, and one sister, Jean Hill of Arkadelphia. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Daniel Kirkpatrick officiating. Interment will be in the Shiloh Cemetery near Arkadelphia. Family hours will be from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Monday, April 9, 2007 at Welch Funeral Home in Arkadelphia. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 107 North 9th, Arkadelphia, AR 71923 or a charity of your choice. Visit www.welchfh.net to sign the online guestbook.