John Earl Covington John Earl Covington was born September 11, 1956 in Marshall, Texas to Glarince and Mercie Mae Rockwell Covington. John worked at Norit America as a steel worker. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Surviving John are his children, John Earl Hill, Jr., Christopher DeShone Hill, Lakeshia Renea Hill, Lillian Marie Hill Hudson, all of Marshall and Kaleshia Webb, of Arlington; mother of his children, Delois Jean Hill; mother of Kaleshia, Laura Webb; grandchildren, Destiny Alford, Ashunte Shonae Hill, Abreona Hill, Marqez Hudson, Kimora Hudson, Mariah Brianna Denise Hill, and Christopher Deshone Hill, Jr.; brothers, Leonard Covington, of Oceanside, CA, Glarince Covington, Jr., of Marshall, Willie Dean Smith, of Sherman, Willie George Smith, of Red Oak, and Willie Harold Covington, of Dallas ; sisters, Patricia Randolph, of Dallas Grace Butts, of Columbus, Ohio, Jean Flowers, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Ada Marie Veasley, of Pittsburg, TX.; ex-wife, Barbara Stephens and step-daughter, Felicia Stephens.