Gordon "Gordie" Hill, 84, of Godfrey, passed away peacefully at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at Christian Hospital Northeast in the Hospice Suites.
He was born October 13, 1942, in Sesser, Illinois, to Benjamin Alva Hill and Ida Marie (Larue) Hill. He was the youngest of five children.
Gordie graduated from Wood River High School in 1960 and attended Eastern New Mexico University on a basketball scholarship. There he met his future wife, Linda Brown, and the couple's two best friends, Janice (Sowder) Farris and Dub Farris. Gordie taught at Wood River High School, where he coached basketball with John Martin. He later became a financial planner, and in 2007 he became President of Fire Safety, Inc., founded in 1968 by his brother-in-law, Robert (Bob) Stocker. In his spare time he loved golf both as a spectator and a player. After retiring in 2023, he enjoyed listening to the Chicago Cubs and San Antonio Spurs and talking with his grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Linda Hill; and his siblings, Bill, Ben, Odie and Mary (Hill) Stocker.
He is survived by his daughter, Ashley Hill, and son-in-law, James Shear, of Godfrey; his son, Jason Hill of Godfrey; and five grandchildren, Emmett, Elliot, Eli, Wyatt and Lincoln.
Memorials are suggested to the EAWR Foundation, 777 N. Wood River Ave, Wood River, IL 62095.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A Celebration of Life Memorial will be held at a later date.
Marks Mortuary in Wood River has been entrusted with arrangements.
