Highland County OhArchives Obituaries.....Hamilton, Edward Bliss June 13, 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ralph Cokonougher rcokon@hotmail.com September 10, 2006, 11:42 pm From the Monday, 16 June 1997, issue of the Greenfield, Ohio "Times-Gazette Greenfield Edition", page 2: EDWARD B. HAMILTON. Edward Bliss Hamilton, 69, of Greenfield, died Friday, June 13, 1997, 4:13 p.m., at the Greenfield Area Medical Center. Born June 24, 1927, in Highland County, he was the son of George Edward Hamilton and Myrtle Marie (Carman) Hamilton. A graduate of McClain High School, Mr. Hamilton was a Greenfield Eagles member, former chairman of the Greene Countrie Towne Festival, former track coach, Greenfield Firefighters Association member, and had received the Y-Gradale Service Award. He was a member of the Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and served in the Korean Conflict. For 30 years, he worked as a meat cutter for the Kroger Company. He is survived by his wife, Josephine (Cox) Hamilton, whom he married October 28, 1950; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Steve E. Hamilton of Greenfield, George F. and Mary Hamilton of Michigan, and Frederick D. Hamilton of West Virginia; three daughters and sons-in-law, Gloria Ann Hamilton of Greenfield, Sandra S. and Ed Figueroa of Florida, and Teresa L. and Steve Wisecup of Greenfield; seven grandchildren, Shawn Hamilton, Rachel and Andy Staats, Charity Chaney, Zachary and Christina Hamilton, and Emily Figueroa; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Mary Maxine Smith of Greenfield; four half-brothers, Ray Storts of Chillicothe, Walter Storts of Frankfort, Mike Beechler of Michigan, and Jim Beechler of California; eight half-sisters, Phyllis DeLany of Dayton, Rita Beechler of Indiana, Carolyn Clark of South Carolina, Katherine Strain of New Market, Jane Ralph of Greenfield, Dorothy Hamilton of Leesburg, Eileen Mullikin of South Salem, and Virginia Adams of Leesburg; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 18, 10 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Greenfield with the Rev. John Quist officiating. Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday after 4 p.m. at the Murray Funeral Home in Greenfield. The Eagles service will be Tuesday, 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Ed Hamilton Memorial Track Fund, c/o McClain High School, 200 North Fifth St., Greenfield, OH 45123. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/highland/obits/hamilton570nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ohfiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb