Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Hamilton, Margaret "Toby" (Tolbert) (Hanson) 2003
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2003

Margaret “Toby” Hamilton, a former longtime resident of Ionia, died on 
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2003, in Manassas, Va., following a lengthy battle with 
emphysema.  She was 81, and had lived in Ionia from 1945 until 1976.  A native 
of Galesburg, Ill., she was the only child of Earl Tolbert and Emma Kent 
Tolbert.

Toby had a number of careers, beginning with service as a Navy nurse in San 
Diego during World War II.  She married Richard Hanson, and together they 
raised five children in Ionia.  She taught herself automotive bookkeeping and 
worked for a number of dealerships in Ionia, including the family business, 
Dick Hanson motors.  She later served as a financial officer with the Ionia 
Public School District, with responsibilities for the district’s investments.

Toby is survived in Ionia by her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, David and 
Sarah Hanson.

After her husband’s death in 1978, she moved to upstate New York.  She married 
Fred W. Hamilton in 1984, and they lived for many years in Queensbury, N.Y.  
They moved to Haymarket, Va., in September of 2002.

Toby was an exceptional bridge player, having learned the game from her parents 
as a child during the Depression.  In Ionia, she became the first female 
commander of an American Legion Post in the country.  She was a member of the 
Ladies of the Elks, Glens Falls, N.Y., Lodge 81, and had a special fondness for 
chocolate.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Richard Hanson, and by a son, 
Richard Hanson Jr.
Survivors include her husband, Fred Hamilton of Haymarket and formerly of 
Queensbury; three daughters, Victoria Hanson of Hickory, N.C., Christine 
McKnight (husband James) of Schuylerville, N.Y., and Emilee Sabourin (husband 
Robert) of Midland; a son, Joseph Hanson (wife Teresa) of Haymarket; and seven 
grandchildren.

She is also survived by two stepdaughters and three stepsons; Gail Hartigan of 
Brainerd, N.Y., Thomas Terry of Portland, Maine, William Terry (wife Judy) of 
Bowie, Md., Jeff Hamilton (wife Lynn) of Syracuse, N.Y., and Kim Livingston 
(husband Jeff) of Ellicott City, Md.

Calling hours will be at 10 a.m., followed by services at 11 a.m., on Monday at 
the Singleton-Healy Funeral Home, 407 Bay Road, in Queensbury.  A private 
burial will follow.

Toby was a charter member of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial 
in Washington, D.C., and described her World War II service as “an important 
experience that helped me mature.”  Contributions may be sent to the Women in 
Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., Dept. 560, Washington, 
D.C. 20042-0560.


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