Ouachita-Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....HAMILTON, BILL F. March 25, 2009
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BILL F. HAMILTON

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Ruston, LA

Memorial services for Bill F. Hamilton, 94, of Ruston, formerly of Downsville, 
will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Temple Baptist Church in Ruston, 
LA. Officiating will be Reverends Dale Oden, Rick Byargeon, and Jim Benbrook.

Private interment will be held prior to the service in the Downsville Cemetery, 
Downsville, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston.

Mr. Hamilton died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at the Northern Louisiana Medical 
Center in Ruston.

Mr. Hamilton was born January 17, 1915 in Dubach. He was a graduate of 
Northwestern State University, Natchitoches where he was a member of Sigma Nu 
Fraternity and a graduate of Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, where he 
was a member of Phi Delta Kappa. He was drafted in 1941 and served for 52 
months in the U.S. Army Air Force during WWII.

He was principal of Downsville High School from 1955-1968. Prior to becoming 
principal he coached the various high school ball teams and taught typing and 
bookkeeping. In 1969, he became coordinator of the Union Parish Media Center 
until his retirement in 1971. He was involved in many functions of the 
Downsville community. He served on the town council for 13 years, on the Boy 
Scout Council, and coached Dixie League. He was a deacon in the Downsville 
Baptist Church and as well as a teacher in the church Sunday School and 
Training Union. He also loved to hunt, fish, and play golf.

He was preceded in death by his infant son, Thomas James Hamilton, Downsville; 
his parents, J.C. and Emma Smith Hamilton, his brothers, James P. and Eugene J. 
Hamilton, all of Dubach; and his grandparents, Dr. James M. and Julia Calhoun 
Hamilton of Downsville, and Dr. L. P. and Elizabeth Findley Smith, of Dubach, 
LA.

Survivors include his loving wife of 64 years, Iwilla Bossier Hamilton; his 
son, Fred Hamilton and wife, Freida all of Ruston; his grandson, Robert 
Hamilton and wife, Lenora of Dallas, TX; his brother, Joe B. Hamilton and wife, 
Jackie of Dubach; nieces, Nancy Green of West Monroe and Elaine Rupert and 
husband, Greg of Winnfield; nephew, Joe B. Hamilton, Jr. and wife Vicky of 
Dubach; several great-nieces and nephews and a host of cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church, Ruston, LA; 
Downsville Baptist Church, Downsville, LA; the Episcopal Church of the 
Redeemer, Ruston, LA; Louisiana Baptist Children's Home, Monroe, LA; or the 
charity of one's choice.

Family will receive friends following the funeral service in the Fellowship 
Hall of Temple Baptist Church, Ruston, LA.

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