NORTH MANCHESTER – Mary Faith Hill, 78, of North Manchester, died at 7:04 p.m. April 1, 2013, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw. She was born Nov. 22, 1934, in Goshen, to Glenn and Elsie Long Cripe. On Aug. 4, 1956, she married Ted M. Hill, who survives. She graduated from Manchester College in 1956. She was a school teacher and high school administrator in Indiana and Texas. She was a member of Congregational Christian Church, North Manchester, where she was active in many activities; Delta Kappa Gamma; Wabash Retired Teachers Association; Indiana Retired Teachers Association; and American Legion Auxiliary and Women of the Moose, both in North Manchester. Also surviving are a son, Rex A. (and spouse Lauri Jo) Hill, Johnson City, Tenn.; a brother, Alvin Cripe, New Paris; two sisters, Caroline Bennett, Kalamazoo, Mich., and Grace Cripe, Jacksonville, Fla.; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter. Services will be at a later date. McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, is in charge of arrangements. ***** Memorials may be made to Congregational Christian Church, 310 N. Walnut St., North Manchester, IN. Condolences may be sent via mckeemortuary.com
