Funeral services for SFC (Retired) Thomas W. Hill will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday, February 10, 2025, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel, Lawton, Oklahoma with Dr. Rev. Bill Schneider, St. John Lutheran Church, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with full military honors will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Our beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather, Thomas Webster Hill passed away peacefully in his home in Lawton Oklahoma on January 28, 2025, at the age of 86 years and 11 days. Tom was born in LaPorte, Indiana on January 17, 1939, to Dorothy I. Hill and Woodrow Hill.

He joined the Army when he was 18 after finishing basic training he was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina in the 101st Airborne Division. His next tour of duty was in Wiesbaden/Biebrich, Germany. This is where he met Edy Rösler and fell in love. They were married in Mainz, Germany on July 7th, 1962, and remained married for 62 and a half years. Their first child Diana was born in Germany.

In 1963 the family was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, while Tom served in Vietnam. In 1965 they were relocated to Fort Sill in Lawton, Oklahoma. In 1968 they had their second child, TJ. Tom was again sent to Heilbronn, Germany from 1971-1975. He retired from the military in 1978 with Full Military Honors.

Tom enjoyed taking the family to the lake where they boated and enjoyed different kinds of watersports. Tom and Edy soon became big OU football fans. They enjoyed season tickets and every weekend during football season you could find them in their RV in Norman tailgating. Tom also enjoyed going to watch as many NASCAR races as possible. He also would watch them om television without missing a single race.

After retiring from the military, Tom worked in finance and later managed the Retired Service Club in Lawton. He was always involved in organizations that helped his community, he was President of The Rotary Club, serving under Ron Burton and also served as President of the J. Roy Dunning Children Shelter. He was also the President of the Black & Gold Club at Camron University. Tom was an avid hunter and ran the Skeet Club at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

After retiring for the second time Tom and Edy enjoyed traveling in their RV and when they were older, they enjoyed going on cruises with their niece, Kim and nephew, Mark Zeiner.

He is survived by his wife Edy, his son TJ and his wife Cathy. His grandchildren, Annaliesa, husband Jason, Melissa and husband Brett. Great Grandchildren Kaylie and husband Ben, Ethan Mason, Dylan Garner, Austin, Savannah and Olivia Garner and Alexia and Van Cutlip. One great-great grandchild, Myra. Also survived by his brother-n-law Rudolf Rösler and his three children and their families.

Tom was preceded in death by his mother Dorothy, father Woodrow, daughter, Diana, his brother Dennis, his sister-n-law Laura, his sister Janice and her husband Skip.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Your charity of choice.