In Loving Memory of Verna Hill

Verna Hill

Feb 25, 1927 - Jan 28, 2026

Verna was the first African American nurse to graduate from the University of Washington Pre-Nursing and Nursing School in 1954. She served on the board of the Washington State Nurses Association, the King County Nurses Association, and the Mary Mahoney (African American) Professional Nurses Organization. Verna was preceded in death by her husband Nelson Melvin Hill, Sr., PhD, and two sons, Nelson Melvin Hill II and Tracy Richmond Hill. She is survived by one daughter and one son, Sheryl Lynn Hill, and Stewart Allen Hill, one granddaughter, Courtney Marie Hill-Halela, and three great-grandchildren, Jackson Halela, Lake Eden Fry, and Jagger Ryan Fry. The family requests donations be made to Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization in lieu of flowers. MMPNO P.O. Box 22003, Seattle, WA 98122-0003 or to https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/JuynlTlq8jS2apYG8sCtzg