Billy Oran “Bill” Schooler, 79, of Hamilton, passed from his earthly home into his eternal home on Thursday, November 5, 2026. He was born on November 14, 1946, in Meridian, to Will Joe Schooler and Catherine Virginia (Chumney) Schooler.
Bill spent his life in Hamilton, a community he dearly loved. He attended Pottsville Elementary School and Hamilton High School. He was a member of Lamkin Church.
He worked his entire life as a heavy equipment operator and owned his own business - Schooler Dirt Contracting. He took great pride in his work and in the land improvement projects he completed in and around Hamilton County.
Bill was one of six children. He was preceded in death by his siblings Joan, Jim, Milton and Jane. He is survived by his sister Kay; his daughters, Mary Jo Wright and her husband, Chris, of Hamilton, and Cayce Cowan of San Angelo. He is also survived by three grandchildren: Kyle, Braxton and Randen.
Bill was a quiet, honest, dependable, hard-working Christian man. In his younger years, he was a volunteer fireman and proudly served with both the Hamilton Volunteer Fire Department and the Pottsville Volunteer Fire Department. He enjoyed collecting guns, watching old Westerns (especially anything with John Wayne), and listening to Jim Reeves. One of his greatest joys in life was sharing his love of machinery with Kyle and teaching him how to operate heavy equipment.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to your local volunteer fire department.
