Elizabeth A. Hill

Elizabeth A. Hill

Elizabeth A. Hill, age 84, resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Via Christi Hospital, Pittsburg, Kan. She was born on Feb. 27, 1938, in Los Angeles County, Calif., the daughter of Theodore Joseph Davis and May Olive Howe Davis. She graduated from the University of Idaho with dual degrees in general sciences and geology. Elizabeth worked in different fields during her life but mostly enjoyed being a park ranger. Her assignments included Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Harry S. Truman House. She was an accomplished artist, and enjoyed crocheting, sewing, and writing children’s books. She loved family adventures and collecting all sorts of things.

Survivors include a son, Danny Roberts, Fort Scott; four daughters, Jolene Matkin and husband Kenton, Fort Scott, Heather Metcalf and husband Alvin, Fort Scott, Laura Beerbower and husband Michael, Redfield, Kan., and April Jacobs and husband Trevor, Fort Scott; two sisters, Margaret Janson and husband Bob, Genesee, Idaho, and Kathleen Burton, Kerrville, Texas; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Theodore J. Davis, Jr.; two sisters, Doris Wood, and Mary Seavers; a grandson, Shawn Harper; a great-grandson, Elijah Miles; a great-granddaughter, Paisleigh Sheriff; and her parents.

There was cremation. Kristen Carothers will conduct memorial services at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.