Oliver Hill outlived his beloved wife Bernie  by more than a decade, and also outlived many of his contemporaries from civil rights struggles.
He mourned his partner and former Richmond judge, Harold M. Marsh Sr.,
gunned down in 1997 while stopped at a traffic light a half mile from the courthouse that would soon bear his and his brothers' names by a tenant behind in rent and facing eviction.
Hill spent some of his final years working on his autobiography with Professor Jonathan K. Stubbs.
The Big Bang: Brown v. Board of Education, The Autobiography of Oliver W. Hill, Sr.
It was published in 2000 and reprinted for his 100th birthday in 2007.
Hill also gave an oral history interview to Virginia Commonwealth University scholars in 2002.
In January 2004, he was a featured panelist during Howard University's celebration of the lawyers who contributed to the Brown decision, on its 50th anniversary.

On Sunday, August 5, 2007, Oliver Hill died peacefully during breakfast at his home in Richmond of natural causes at the age of 100 years.
Later that day, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine  ordered flags to be flown at half mast to honor Hill and issued a statement:
As a pioneer for civil rights, an accomplished attorney, and a war veteran, Mr. Hill's dedication to serving the Commonwealth and the country never failed.
And, despite all of the accolades and honors he received, Mr. Hill always believed his true legacy was working to challenge the conscience of our Commonwealth and our country.

More than 1200 people viewed his body as it rested in the Executive Mansion before his funeral at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, near where his law office had stood for decades.
He is survived by his son, Oliver Hill Jr., professor of psychology at Virginia State University and executive director of its research foundation.
He is buried in Richmond's Forest Lawn cemetery.
His papers are held by Virginia State University, and awaiting processing.
Oliver Hill outlived his beloved wife Bernie  by more than a decade, and also outlived many of his contemporaries from civil rights struggles. He mourned his partner and former Richmond judge, Harold M. Marsh Sr., gunned down in 1997 while stopped at a traffic light a half mile from the courthouse that would soon bear his and his brothers' names by a tenant behind in rent and facing eviction. Hill spent some of his final years working on his autobiography with Professor Jonathan K. Stubbs.The Big Bang: Brown v. Board of Education, The Autobiography of Oliver W. Hill, Sr. It was published in 2000 and reprinted for his 100th birthday in 2007. Hill also gave an oral history interview to Virginia Commonwealth University scholars in 2002. In January 2004, he was a featured panelist during Howard University's celebration of the lawyers who contributed to the Brown decision, on its 50th anniversary.
On Sunday, August 5, 2007, Oliver Hill died peacefully during breakfast at his home in Richmond of natural causes at the age of 100 years. Later that day, Virginia Governor Tim Kaine  ordered flags to be flown at half mast to honor Hill and issued a statement:
As a pioneer for civil rights, an accomplished attorney, and a war veteran, Mr. Hill's dedication to serving the Commonwealth and the country never failed. And, despite all of the accolades and honors he received, Mr. Hill always believed his true legacy was working to challenge the conscience of our Commonwealth and our country. 
More than 1200 people viewed his body as it rested in the Executive Mansion before his funeral at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, near where his law office had stood for decades. He is survived by his son, Oliver Hill Jr., professor of psychology at Virginia State University and executive director of its research foundation. He is buried in Richmond's Forest Lawn cemetery. His papers are held by Virginia State University, and awaiting processing.
Oliver Hill