Rosa “William” Mae Hill

Rosa Mae Hill was born March 30, 1945, in Talladega, Alabama, to Floyd and Bessie Bradford (White).

Rosa peacefully departed this life on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at the age of 81.

After relocating from Alabama to Cincinnati, she attended Princeton City Schools. Rosa gave her life to Christ and carried her faith throughout her life. She attended Consolation Baptist Church.

Affectionately known as “Dena”, she was a leader with a strong and spiritual personality.

Rosa retired from McAuley Convent. She was a devoted wife, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother.

Rosa was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Hill; ex-husbands, Eugene Frances Kidd and Richard Jewell; son, Eugene Kidd Jr.; and granddaughter, Tyeauna Jewell.

Rosa leaves to cherish her memory her son, Milton Todd Jewell (Melinda); grandkids, Aron Young, Marlin Thomas, Jamall Jewell, Candance Jewell, Charnese O’Hara, Chayana O’Hara, Antwan Jewell, Richard Jewell, Milton Jewell Jr., Todleisha Jewell, and Todrique Jewell; five sisters, Zora Lee Brown (Robert), Willie Bell Frances Upshaw, Alpha JoeAnn Zanders, Rhoda Jane Muhammad, and Barbara Jean Muhammad, and one brother, Floyd Al-Lateef (Sharon).

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