Ruth Alice Allum and Laurance Landreth Hill
LAURANCE LANDRETH HILL was born November 9, 1887 in Denison, Grayson, Texas,456 and died May 13, 1932 in San Francisco, California.12295 He is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.456
He married RUTH ALICE ALLUM in May, 1916 in Riverside, Riverside, California,12296 daughter of ALICE GRACE ISRAEL and LEROY WOOD ALLUM. She was born May 30, 1891 in California,250 and died August 5, 1979 in Riverside County, California.250 She is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles, California.250
Marriage Announcements and News
Weekly Times-Advocate, June 2, 191612296
MISS ALLUM WEDS MR. HILL
Announcements have been received of the recent marriage of Miss Ruth A. Allum of Riverside, well-known in Escondido to Mr. Laurence L. Hill of Los Angeles, and formerly of Escondido.
Mrs. Hill received the degree of A. B. from Leland Stanford Junior University in the Romanic Language department this month, and the wedding occurred in the north following commencement week. The romance which culminated so prettily at Stanford had its beginning some years ago in Escondido while the bride was visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. L. Ramey. At college Mrs. Hill was a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Mr. Hill is also a Stanford alumnus, where he took a leading part in college activities. Following his graduation he accompanied Dr. David Starr Jordan as private secretary during his biological survey of the Southern states. He is now engaged in the publishing business in Los Angeles. He spent his boyhood in Escondido and is a nephew of Mrs. B. Welty.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill will be at home after September 1 in Hollywood.
Obituaries
Daiily News, May 14, 193212297
LAUANCE L. HILL, NOTED CALIFORNIA HISTORIAN, DEAD
Laurence l. Hill, 45, noted California historian, 45, noted California historian, died yesterday at Stanford university hospital in San Francisco, following a major operation.
Hill was author of histories of many Southern California cities, some of which have gone into editions totaling more than 100,000 copies. His most popular book, "La Reina — Los Angeles in Three Centuries," is in its fourth edition.
For many years Hill was employed as publicity director of Security-First National bank. He was one of the organizers of La Fiesta de Los Angeles association, which presented a 10-day celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city.
He was a graduate of Los Angeles high school and of Stanford university, where he was active in journalistic work. For several years he was editor of a suburban newspaper here.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ruth Allum Hill; three children, Ralph Laurence, Doris Ruth and Laurence Landreth Jr., and his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Hill.
Los Angeles Times, May 17, 193212295
THRONG AT OBSEQUIES FOR HILL
Hundreds of Friends and Business Associates Join in Final Tribute
Attended by hundreds of his former friends and business associates, and with the church filled with scores of floral offerings, funeral services for Laurance L. Hill, publicity director of the Security-First National Bank and widely known Southern California historian, were conducted at 2 p.m. yesterday.
The rites were at Hollywood Congregational Church, 7065 Hollywood Boulevard, with Dr. James H. Lash officiating. The body was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Edmund W. Pugh, Erwin W. Widney, G G. Greenwood, Fred Weddington, George R. Martin and Fred D. Gibbs.
Earlier in the day fathers of the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels, in recognition of Hill's contribution toward preserving for posterity the historical activities of the city's oldest religious edifice, celebrated in his honor a high mass, attended by approximately 100 persons.
Mr. Hill, 45 years of age, died Friday of septicaemia following an operation in San Francisco. He resided at 2276 La Granada Drive, Hollywood. In addition to his widow, Mrs. Ruth Allum Hill, he leaves three children, Ralph Laurance, Doris Ruth and Laurance Landreth Hill, Jr.
