Melba Turner Hill
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Melba Turner Hill, 94, of Hattiesburg, passed away on Monday, May 30, 2022 at Forrest General Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the Big Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Soso, MS.
Melba was a long-time member of Central Baptist Church and had taught Sunday School there. She was very devoted to her church and family which included her cat, Pretty Face. In her spare time, she tended her yard and enjoyed feeding the birds, especially hummingbirds. She is preceded in death by her husband, Sanford Hill; parents, Raz and Minnie Turner; a brother, Melvin Turner; and a sister, Vema Turner.
She is survived by her two nieces, Wanda Turner and Crystal Turner, both of Hattiesburg.
A visitation for Melba will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2022 from 5:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Hattiesburg Chapel of Moore Funeral Home.