Alice Preston Hill

Alice M. Preston Hill, 88, died Friday, Aug. 25, 2006, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby.

She was born March 1, 1918, in Hingam to Herman and Helen Geiger Peterson. The family later moved to Berthold, N.D., where she attended school. They returned in the mid-1930s to Montana where Alice graduated from Troy High School in 1937.

Alice married Derward Preston Aug. 13, 1938. They made their home in Libby where they raised their family.

Throughout the years, Alice had various jobs including cooking for Libby Public Schools and as a clerk at Gambles and Mac's Market.

Her first husband Derward died in 1986. Alice married Dayton Hill June 25, 1989, and she and Dayton lived in Libby, and shared and enjoyed the past 17 years together.

A person of numerous gifts and talents, Alice had been an artist and enjoyed painting and ceramics as well as cooking, gardening and sewing. She had been active in bowling and league golfing for many years and, in recent years, had been a Red Hat Lady. Alice had been a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church and church circle and also a member of the Women of the Moose.

Surviving her are her husband Dayton; a son, Ken Preston and wife Marsha and a daughter, Gloria Morrill and husband Larry, all of Libby; sisters Toddy Mossey and husband Len of Troy, and Doris Spalinger and husband Al of Castro Valley, Calif.; and brother Bob Peterson and wife Glenda of Missoula. Also surviving are Dayton's children, Jim Hill and wife Sheila of Helena, Don Hill and wife Brenda of Libby, Gary Hill of Marion, Wayne Hill of Kalispell and Jo Thompson of Helena; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; one great-great-grandchild; and special friend Hazel Halsey.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Wallace Smith officiating; interment services will follow at the City of Libby Cemetery.

Friends may call at Nelson & Vial Funeral Home from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31.

Memorials may be made to Cabinet View Country Club or St. John's Lutheran Hospital Foundation.