Candence Hill

May 11, 1950 - December 22, 2010

Mrs. Candence Cornell Finni Hill, age 60, wife of Leroy Hill and a resident of Rosewood Drive in Columbia, Tennessee, passed away at Maury Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, following a courageous battle with cancer.

A memorial service for Mrs. Hill will be held on Monday, December 27, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. at Faith Pentecostal Church on Hatcher Lane in Columbia with Rev. Monty McCandless officiating. Heritage Funeral Home is assisting the family and in charge of the arrangements.

A native of New Bedford, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Francis B. Finni and Violetta Oesting Finni. Candence worked for years as surgical tech with Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tennessee. She was of the Pentecostal faith. She enjoyed reading and she loved to crochet. Following her love for swimming, in her earlier years she taught diving and was also a CPR instructor. Also included in her many talents were a love for music. Using that love, she learned to play the accordion and that brought her and others a lot of joy. Her grandkids were the light of her life as she truly loved them and her family. When her son was asked about his mother, his reply was, “She was truly an outgoing person. She always tried to help everyone she met.”


In addition to her husband and mother, Mrs. Hill left behind to cherish her memory one daughter, Frances Ridley of Columbia, TN; one son, Charles A. Woolley, III of Waynesville, MO; one sister, Deidra (Bill) Ferguson of Seaside Park, NJ; two granddaughters: Mandi Woolley of Waynesville, MO and Karley Sisk of Santa Fe, TN; two grandsons, Mason of Waynesville, MO and Joe Ridley of Columbia, TN; and one step-granddaughter, Delayna Hill of Columbia, TN

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.heritage-fhcs.com.