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De Hamilton
June 2, 1926 — April 1, 2014
Funeral service for DeLawrence "De" Hamilton will be Saturday, April 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Medford. The Rev. Bob Smith and Rev. Jonathan Gilliland will officiate. Burial will follow in the Rosemound Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Medford. Memories may be shared with the family at www.lanmanmemorials.com.
De was born June 2, 1926 in Medford, the son of George Alexander and Myrtle Biby Hamilton. De graduated from Gore High School. He entered the U.S. Navy on July 3, 1944 and was discharged on June 13, 1946. After De returned to Medford, he and Emma Jean Carrier were married on September 29, 1946 in Nash. De worked as a butcher and retired in 1989. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Medford and was ordained as a Deacon in 1951.
De is preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Jill Wall and two brothers, Dwayne and Dwight Hamilton.
He is survived by his wife, Emma Jean of Medford; two daughters, Sherry Kimber and Jan Stewart both of Wichita, Kansas; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one great -great grandchild.
Memorial may be made to the First Baptist Church Sound Fund or the church of donor's choice.
De was born June 2, 1926 in Medford, the son of George Alexander and Myrtle Biby Hamilton. De graduated from Gore High School. He entered the U.S. Navy on July 3, 1944 and was discharged on June 13, 1946. After De returned to Medford, he and Emma Jean Carrier were married on September 29, 1946 in Nash. De worked as a butcher and retired in 1989. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Medford and was ordained as a Deacon in 1951.
De is preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Jill Wall and two brothers, Dwayne and Dwight Hamilton.
He is survived by his wife, Emma Jean of Medford; two daughters, Sherry Kimber and Jan Stewart both of Wichita, Kansas; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren and one great -great grandchild.
Memorial may be made to the First Baptist Church Sound Fund or the church of donor's choice.
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