ARTHUR LLOYD HILL Indianola Arthur Lloyd Hill and his twin, Edwin Lee, were born July 15, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Clarence Slocum Hill and Mabel Adele (Stine) Hill. They were the oldest of five children raised on their parents' farm near Minburn, Iowa. On Labor Day, September 3, 1962, he married Edythe J. Nichols. They enjoyed almost 53 years of marriage together, and raised three children, Lee, Angela, and Gwen. He passed from this life on June 24, 2015, at The Village in Indianola, Iowa. Art graduated from Minburn Consolidated School in 1954. He graduated from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, in 1958, in Agricultural Journalism and Rural Sociology. During summers he worked as counselor & assistant director of the YMCA. He served in the United States Army from January 1959 to December 1960, working with classified documents in the S-2 Security section and shooting in Army National Match pistol competitions. He was discharged with the rank of Specialist Fourth Class (SP/4) E-4 grade, and a "Good Conduct" medal. He received his BD degree from Drew Theological Seminary in New Jersey in 1965, and his STM in 1967. Art's background in agriculture and rural sociology were key in his ministry in rural churches and small communities in Iowa. He felt a strong calling to work in farming communities, and made a tremendous impact with farm families during the 1980's farm crisis. As a United Methodist pastor, he served Iowa UMC Conference at Woodbine, senior pastor at Mt. Ayr Parish, and the 9 church Hope Larger Parish (Bagley, Yale, Jamaica), Lyons & Trinity in Clinton, Osage, and pastor of visitation in retirement at Knoxville. Art was involved in Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, and Habitat for Humanity. He was a founding member of the Guthrie County Sheriff's Reserve, and won trophies in Guthrie & Clinton County pistol matches. He taught numerous classes in gun safety and marksmanship. Art's Iowa Conference responsibilities, included secretary of the Conference Ecumenical Commissions for 3 years; Continuing Education Fund secretary for the Board of Ordained ministry for 8 years; chairperson of Health and Welfare Ministries for 3 years; and chairperson of the Archives and History Commission for 7 years. Art enjoyed reading, letter writing, history, target shooting, gun collecting, music, hiking, canoeing, picnics, fishing, camping, humor, and family. He and Edy enjoyed international travel, photography, and after retiring, walking at Lake Red Rock near Knoxville, Iowa. Preceding him in death were his daughter, Gwen Marie (Hill) Heath, father Clarence S. Hill, and mother Mabel (Stine) Hill. Surviving are his wife Edythe Jane (Nichols) Hill of Indianola, IA; his son Lee Edwin Hill of Des Moines, IA; daughter, Angela Jean (Hill) Carson and husband David of Mackinaw, IL; grandsons, Matthew and Justin Carson; three brothers, his twin, Edwin Hill and wife Nancy of LaCrosse, WI; Robert Hill and wife Susann of Westcliffe, CO; Harold Hill and wife Carol of Minburn, IA; one sister, Eleanor Goers and husband Richard of Hinsdale, IL.; and many other relatives and friends. Memorial services will be held 2 p.m., Saturday, June 27, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Indianola. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the former churches where Art served as pastor. Online condolences may be made at www.overtonfunerals.com.