Alsene Protho Hill Dies at 76

Alsene Protho Hill Dies at 76

Alsene Protho Hill was born on September 5, 1945, to Boysie Protho and Vera Mae Josey Protho, in Preston, Georgia. She departed this life on June 26, 2022 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was affectionally called “Sene” by family and friends.

Sene accepted Christ at an early age.  She received her education at Ida S. Lowery High School, Preston, Georgia.  After graduating, she relocated to Providence, Rhode Island where she met the love of her life, Joseph Rico Hill.  They were united in marriage and to this union a son was born.

Sene worked for over twenty-five years at Speidel Textron, Providence Rhode Island.  She also worked at Ames in the shoe department.  Later she received a certificate in Insurance where she retired from the mail department for Cambridge Integrated Services.  eneloved to have family gathering when she came home to Richland, Georgia.  Everyone loved gatherings in her yard, just to sit and chat about the old times and eat her delicious dishes, especially her famous candied yams. Sene enjoyed her crossword puzzles, going out on small shopping trips, playing cards, telling jokes, and listening to her soul music.

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In addition to her parents, her husband, her siblings; Everlene Harmon, MC Protho, Tassie Johnson, Clarence Jordan, Lucy Britton, WC Protho, Boysie ReeProtho, Robert Kelley, Rufus Protho, and other family members preceded her in death.

Sene leaves a legacy of precious memories to her family; her son LaRon Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, her granddaughter, Jamiyah Hill, Providence, Rhode Island; her two sisters, Eva Vanover, Providence Rhode Island and Fannie Moses, Decatur, Georgia; herbrother, Willie James Protho, Sr., her niece who wasraised as a sister, Azzie Waye (Wesley), Richland, Georgia; her in-laws of Providence, Rhode Island; ahost of other nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

 

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

 

MEMORIAL SERVICE
Friday
July 1, 2022
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Bell Funeral Home, Inc.
571 Broad Street
Providence, RI 02907