James D. "Donnie" Hill, 67, Hamilton, Mo., passed away at the Kansas City Hospice House on April 23, 2015. He had lived in Hamilton most of his life.

Donnie was born on October 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; 3 Children-Amber (Mark) Schoo, Liberty, Mo., Sean Hill and Donald Hill, both of Gladstone, Mo.; 2 Grandchildren-Andrew and Delaney Schoo; 3 Brothers-Ron (Marty) Hill, Kansas City, Mo., Roger (Julie) Hill, Hamilton, and Bob (Heather) Hill, Plattsburg, Mo.; 3 Sisters-Connie (Bill) Greenfield, Independence, Mo., Kathy (Bob) Neely, Holt, Mo., and Mary Kay (Don) Shepard, Kansas City, Mo.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral 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.

Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kansas City Hospice House and Palliative Care.

Friends may call after noon on Sunday.