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D.L. Prier Obituary
Abilene, TX
Doyle L. "Buck" Prier passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, after a lengthy illness.
He was born on October 10, 1931 in Eagle Rock, Missouri to Mary and Warner Prier. After graduating high school in Cassville, Mo. he entered the U.S. Navy to serve his country in the Korean War aboard the USS Consolation. He returned to Missouri and attended Drury University. He then began a successful career as a top marketing representative with Phillips Petroleum in Kansas City, Mo. That same job took him to Andover, Kansas and then to Abilene, Texas in 1977.
Buck retired in 1987, but that didn't suit him. With a strong work ethic and a head for business he began his own company with two partners operating a chain of Texaco convenience stores in Abilene and the DFW Metroplex.
Buck loved flying and all things aviation, and was a member of the Quiet Birdmen aviation club. When he wasn't flying he could also be found at the local airport "hangar flying" with friends. He loved the outdoors. Buck was a champion skeet and trap shooter.
Having grown up in the Ozarks he learned to appreciate nature and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He also loved walking the track at Red Bud Park.
Buck was loyal and a very loving father and a member of Pioneer Drive Baptist Church.
He leaves behind 4 children and their spouses, Dana Prier Dollins and husband, David; Douglas Prier and wife, Bobbi; Tiffany Prier Lamb and husband, Scott; and Rebecca Prier Gleason and husband, Chris; grandchildren, Candace Goldsby, Callie Green, Carlee and Nicholas Lamb, and Caroline, Kate, and Harris Gleason; great-grandchildren, Emma and Harper Goldsby, and Tucker Green; his beloved companion, Elizabeth Wolf; his close friend Judy Voelter, mother of his daughters, Tiffany and Rebecca. He is preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Warner Prier; a sister, Frieda; grandparents; and many close aunts and uncles.
Family suggests memorials to Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 Pioneer Drive Abilene, TX 79605 or to SPCA, 5933 S 1st Abilene, TX 79605.
Funeral services will be 10:00a.m., Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, 701 S. Pioneer Dr. under the direction of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home, 542 Hickory St. Visitation will be Friday, January 23, 2015 from 4:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. at the funeral home. You may view and sign the guestbook at www.elliotthamilfuneralhome.com
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Lynn Crowley
January 25, 2015
Buck will be missed. I knew him from walking Red Bud Park.He loved his family and friends so much. Many wonderful stories he had about family, vacations...You could tell he was so proud of all. May looking back on all your memories, help comfort you.
BRANDI ZULLO
January 24, 2015
SO SORRY MAY GOD BE WITH YOU ALL
January 23, 2015
we are so so sorry for your loss may god bless you he was the best boss i ever had and i will remember always how he cared about my family so many memories
love tammy and ernest cardenas
Doug Barron
January 23, 2015
WI had the priveledge of association with buck over several years, personally and professionally. I, and the community will miss his lively spirit, excitement and joy at seeing each day as a truly new day! Wonderful memory! My sincere condolence for the passing of a wonderful great man!
Doug Barron
January 23, 2015
Please accept our sincere condolences on the loss of your father and our cousin "Buck".
We remember Buck as a boy and as a young man when he left to serve in the military. Your grandfather Warner was our father's (Tice) brother. Uncle Warner and Aunt Mary attended the same church we did (Roaring River Baptist) where he was the adult men's Sunday School teacher for many years. We can remember when Buck would visit his parents and bring Dana and Doug with him to church. Mary Lou remembers Buck fondly as he defended her against a school bus bully. I (Lois Ann) and my husband became reacquainted with Doug as an adult when he was chef at a new restaurant in Branson. Later we (Mary and Lois)inherited our family farm which bordered the farm Buck acquired from another Prier brother (Leonard). Since we all were concerned about pollution of our beloved Roaring River, we made constant contact over an issue for a few years. We were glad when Buck did attend the family reunions of both the Prier's and Easley's.
Be Assured you will remain in our thoughts and prayers.
Mary Lou (Prier) Easley
19009 Knightsbridge Road
Owasso, OK 74055
Lois Ann (Prier) Harris
6 Majestic Oaks Drive
Signal Mountain, TN 37377
Mary Collins
January 22, 2015
Buck was brash, witty and a fireball of trouble where ever he went. He will be missed.
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