JAMES D. "DONNIE" HILL(1947 - 2015) James D. "Donnie" Hill, 67, Hamilton, Mo., passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House April 23, 2015. He had lived in Hamilton most of his life. Donnie was born Oct. 11, 1947, in Unionville, Mo., to James and Helen Loveless Hill. He was a 1965 graduate of the Penney High School, and then attended Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, for one year before serving our country in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Donnie had worked as an auto worker at the Ford Plant in Claycomo, Mo., before retiring in 1993. He was preceded in death by his father and his grandparents. Survivors mother, Helen Hill, Hamilton; three children, Amber (Mark) Schoo, Liberty, Mo., Sean Hill and Donald Hill, both of Gladstone, Mo.; two grandchildren, Andrew and Delaney Schoo; three brothers, Ron (Marty) Hill, Kansas City, Roger (Julie) Hill, Hamilton, and Bob (Heather) Hill, Plattsburg, Mo.; three sisters, Connie (Bill) Greenfield, Independence, Mo., Kathy (Bob) Neely, Holt, Mo., and Mary Kay (Don) Shepard, Kansas City; and numerous nieces and nephews. Service 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church Sanctuary. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 26, at Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton. Burial Highland Cemetery, Hamilton. Friends may call after 12 p.m. Sunday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kansas City Hospice House and Palliative Care. Online condolences may be left at www.bramfuneralservices.com Funeral Home Bram Funeral Home 208 East School Street Hamilton, MO 64644 (816) 583-4423 Published in Kansas City Star on Apr. 24, 2015