Nathan Jay Hill Obituary

We announce the death of Nathan Jay Hill of Knoxville, Tennessee, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who passed away on June 6, 2026, at the age of 42. Nathan will be remembered by family members, friends, and others whose lives were connected in meaningful ways. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his brother Jayden Nathaniel Hill; his grandparents, Maxie Louise Shoopman and Donald Miller Shoopman; his uncle Roger Dale Shoopman; his cousin Jessica Lisa Marie (Jessie); his grandparents, Ben Hill and Wilda Mae Hill; his aunts and uncles, Billy Ray Hill, Robert Lee Watson, Orangie Hill-Winchester, Letha Mae Hill-Slaven and Veda Watson; his cousins, Anthony Shannon Boutwell, Jeffrey Watson, Michael Eugene Watson, Gregory Paul Babb, April Dawn Reynolds and Kimberly Renee Winchester; his uncle Lee Roy Brewer; his stepfather Darwin Lee Minton; and his uncles, Bill Winchester Junior and Jim Slaven.

He is survived by: his significant other Aaron Nicholas Douglas; his parents, Karen Louise Shoopman-Minton and Columbus Jay Hill (Annbella Hill); his siblings, LaKeisha Hill-Keck (Candace Keck), Katie Anna Hill, Preston Lee Hill (Jennifer Hill) and Ben Javin Hill; his niece Lily Brook Hill; his stepsister Darla (Robert Crabtree); his uncle Kirk (Sharon Shoopman); his aunts, Charity (Kenny Babb), Betty Brewer, Cheryl Hill, Barbara (Richard Reynolds), Marilyn (Richard Foster) and Louise (Danny Bowlin); his nieces and nephews, Jessamyn, Lochcan, Zola, Haley, Jordan, Dustin, Luke and Issac; his in-law Samuel W. Douglas (Katherine T.); his siblings-in-law, Lyndsey Allison and Bernard Chad Ullom; and his close friends, JoAnna, Laura, Ann, Billy, Kyle, Talisa, Ryan and Bailey Allen. He is also survived by many other relatives and friends.