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Gordon Wilbur Hamilton

Birth	:	13 Aug 1929
Death	:	18 Aug 2018
Burial	:	Saint John Cemetery, Saint John, Whitman County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.0780983, -117.5350037
Description	:	Gordon was born August 13, 1929 on the family farm near St. John to Delbert and Lillie White Hamilton. Early years were spent helping around the farm and raising livestock to be shown at livestock shows in Spokane. He participated in many sports activities during high school, including baseball, basketball and football. Gordon graduated from St. John High School in 1948. He enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He worked in supply and was mainly a delivery truck driver. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the farm... Read More	Gordon was born August 13, 1929 on the family farm near St. John to Delbert and Lillie White Hamilton. Early years were spent helping around the farm and raising livestock to be shown at livestock shows in Spokane. He participated in many sports activities during high school, including baseball, basketball and football. Gordon graduated from St. John High School in 1948. He enlisted in the United States Army and served during the Korean Conflict at Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He worked in supply and was mainly a delivery truck driver. Following his honorable discharge he returned to the farm and helped his dad with the operation. He married Joyce Elthea Stover on November 15, 1953. They worked the farm together their entire lives. In younger years, he was a member of the St. John Gun Club and in the mid-1970’s he obtained his private pilot’s license. Gordon participated in Eastern Star and was a Rainbow Dad. He was also active with the Youth Lodge at Sunny Acres. He was a 50 year member and life member of the Coin Lodge F & AM, a 50 year member of Wheatland Grange and held many grange positions over the years including as County Deputy Secretary. He was active with the Pamona Grange as well. He also served a stint as a board member for the St. John Grain Growers and was a member of the American Legion. Gordon and Joyce liked to travel and site-see. Surviving are his sons; David and Byron, both of St. John; his daughter and son-in-law, Catherine Hamilton Capra and Louis of Tustin, CA; and a son-in-law, Eric Gorsuch of Seattle, WA. He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce in 2008, an older brother Doyle who died at age 14 of leukemia; his daughter, Lisa, and by an infant son Stephen J. Hamilton; and also by his sister Eileen Zorb.

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Gordon Wilbur Hamilton's memorial is located at: Saint John Cemetery, Saint John, Whitman County, USA.
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Latitude: 47.0780983
Longitude: -117.5350037

Family Members:

Parent

Delbert Franklin Hamilton

(1893 - 1984)

Lillie Edna White Hamilton

(1895 - 1977)

Spouse

Joyce Elthea Stover Hamilton

(1934 - 2008)

Siblings

Doyle W. Hamilton

(1918 - 1932)

Eileen Vanchee Hamilton Zorb

(1931 - 2014)

Children

Stephen J. Hamilton

(1958 - 1958)

Lisa Joy Hamilton Gorsuch

(1972 - 2000)

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