Edward ‘Cotton’ Hill

The funeral for Edward “Cotton” Hill, 85, was Saturday, April 26, at First Christian Church of Hennessey and officiated by Ellis Weber.

Burial followed at Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of Cordry-Gritz Funeral Home.

Cotton was born in Hennessey on Oct. 19, 1939, to Wilbur Bill and Juanita Williams Hill and died Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at his home.

Cotton married Beverly Crawford in Ames on Feb. 5, 1961. The couple farmed in the Crescent area their entire lives.

He was a member of Union Chapel Church, Anchor Crescent Masonic Lodge #104, the Marshall Co-op Board of Directors, Bank of Crescent Board of Directors and Christian Union Board of Directors.

He is survived by son Sam Hill and wife Tonya of Blue Eye, Mo.; two daughters, Lisa Graff and husband Charles, Trisha Bernardy and husband Tom, all of Crescent; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Cotton was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, brother Lester, and one infant sister.