TITLE: James D. Hamilton, Obituary & Funeral, Dec 30, 2000 SUBMITTERS: Portsmouth Herald, http://www.seacoastonline.com 111 Maplewood Aveue, Portsmouth, NH (issue Jan 02 & 04, 2001 ) FORMATTED: by CParziale, 2001 ***************************************************************************** James D. Hamilton HAMPTON - James D. Hamilton, 66, of 15 Hackett Lane, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000, at the Exeter Hospital. He was born April 20, 1934, in Morgan City, La., the son of the late Joseph DeVance and Nellie (Sessions) Hamilton. He was employed for more than 30 years in circulation management at several newspapers across the country, most notably the Baltimore Sun. He served in the U.S. Army Security Agency at Ft. Devens, Mass., from 1956 to 1959. He was a member of the Faith Community Church and St. James Lodge No. 102 F&AM; served on both the Hampton and Hudson budget committees; was a past president of the former Hampton Kiwanis Club; was a former member of the Hampton Lions Club; and, at one time, was a volunteer firefighter in Hudson. He was the husband for 43 years of Florence R. (Vickery) Hamilton, whom he met while stationed at Ft Devens. In addition to his wife, family members include two sons, Donald E. Hamilton and his wife, Linda, of Springvale, Maine; and Brian K. Hamilton and his wife, Janet, of Berwick, Maine; three daughters, Erin K. Hutchings of Kittery, Maine; Vicki L. Johns and her husband, Dee, and Kerri E. Hilton, all of Hampton; nine grandchildren, Eric, Kym, Chris, Mathew, Jonathan, Jennifer, Andrea, Crystal and David; one brother, Thomas D. Hamilton and his wife, Lena, of Morgan City, La.; one sister, Elizabeth Thompson of Gretna, La.; and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son-in-law, Bruce Hutchings, and brother-in-law, Cameron Thompson. HAMILTON - James D. Hamilton, 66, of 15 Hackett Lane, Hampton, died Dec. 30, 2000. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Masonic service at 6:45 p.m. Burial will be in the High Street Cemetery, Hampton. If desired, donations may be made to the Shriners Burn Institute, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114. James D. Hamilton HAMPTON - The funeral for James D. Hamilton, 66, of 15 Hackett Lane, was held Wednesday at the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory. The Rev. Robert Lovejoy, pastor of the Faith Community Church, officiated. The Faith Community Church worship team provided music. Burial followed in the High Street Cemetery, with the committal service conducted by Pastor Lovejoy. Shane Hutchings presented the U.S. flag to Mr. Hamilton's widow, Florence R. (Vickery) Hamilton. Pallbearers were Brian K. Hamilton, Donald E. Hamilton, John Hamilton, Warren Caster, Russell Bridle and Hampton Police Chief William Wrenn. Bagpiper Matthew Noonan offered Scottish laments. Masonic services were held at the funeral home Tuesday evening by St. James Lodge No. 102 F&AM with 25 Masons in attendance. **************************************************************************** * * * * Notice: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.