Douglass Broughton Hill

Douglass Broughton Hill, born January 19th, 1950, in Kinston, NC, passed away on November

17th, 2024 in Charlotte. He was preceded in death by his parents, Whitford and Gladys Stroud

Hill, and sisters Marsha Reidhill and Sue Rogers. He is survived by his husband David

McElhannon, brother Roger and Ann Hill of Wilmington, sister Eleanor and Joe Goettee of Cary,

nephews, niece and grandnephews, many beloved Stroud and Hill cousins, and friends

throughout the country.

Doug's early life, growing up on a tobacco farm outside of Pink Hill, NC, was heavily influenced

by family, church and 4-H. In 1966 he was the state winner of the 4-H Home Grounds

Beautification Project. In 1968 he graduated from South Lenoir High School, a member of the

National Honor Society.

Doug earned a B.S. In Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill in 1976 as well as an

MBA in Finance from the University of the District of Columbia in 1988. In his professional

career he was well-traveled, living in Raleigh, Kinston, NC, Washington DC, San Diego and

Sacramento, CA, and Charlotte. He worked in many finance roles including commercial loan

officer with the Small Business Administration, a real estate appraiser, a mortgage loan officer,

and a commercial loan officer with Wells Fargo Bank for twenty years.

Doug lived a fascinating life with adventures too numerous to fit into a few paragraphs, but two

of his noteworthy highlights include earning a 45 years sober pin from Alcoholics Anonymous,

and his participation with Team First Union in the 2000 Aids Ride 5. He rode a bicycle 335 miles

from Raleigh to Washington, DC, undertaking this grueling event just two days after being

released from the hospital after suffering from kidney stones. He raised $11,000 in donations

from all 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and was the only person in the history of the rides to

do so.

His ashes will be interred at Deep Run Free Will Baptist Church alongside his parents, sister

and other family members. His wish was to return to his roots in eastern NC and forever rest.

A private celebration of life will be held later.

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