Matt's Grandpa Hamilton passed away May 3rd. We were able to say our goodbyes to him and the next morning he had passed away. Grandma Hamilton is doing well and is staying strong. Since the moment we met we had such a close bond and it felt as if we had been family forever. I sure do love her and hope she is going to be ok. It is always hard to find the words to say in these situations. We learned a lot more about grandpa and Grandma this week we will remember forever.
Grandpa is Buried next to his Parents in Sugar City, Idaho.
This was Grandpa's 90Th Birthday. He passed at 93 years of age. We love and miss you Grandpa. Until we meet again.Grandpa wrote his own obituary.. He did a great job.
Lloyd A. Hamilton
Today, May 3, 2009 (Sunday), I passed from mortality to immortality. I have used up all my tomorrows. I always knew this would happen. I think this plan is a good one. I was born in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25, 1916. This has always been all right with me. When asked why I was born in that location, I reply, "Because I wanted to be near my mother." My parents were native Idahoans serving a two-year mission at the time for our church. We came back to Idaho when I was a few months old. I grew up in Sugar City and worked in those growing years in the family farming and sheep business. In later high school years, I was attracted to Nina Madora Kinghorn. After that, I never considered marrying anyone else. At the appropriate age, I filled a mission to Oklahoma and Missouri. Following this, Nina and I were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on April 2, 1941. Our early married years were spent in the family business. In 1946, I entered the insurance business. In 1955, we came to Twin Falls and established the Lloyd A. Hamilton Insurance Agency, which we sold in 1981. Community and church assignments have been a member of the Boy Scout Council, Twin Falls United Fund, Board of Trustees of the College of Southern Idaho, Toastmasters, president of the Twin Falls Stake, president of the Boise Temple (together with my wife, Nina), and missions to Sri Lanka, India, and the LDS Temple in Atlanta, Ga., all shared with Nina. In addition to my sweet and beloved Nina, I am survived by seven children, Sylvia Lynne Brown (Ross), Jeanne Nielson, Barry K. (Jacque), David L. (Bonnie), Camille Holladay (Lance), Lesli Bucher (Frank) and Melanie Hamilton. Extended progeny includes 29 grandchildren (and some spouses) and 43 great grandchildren. I am not a self-made man. I am the many-times remodeled product of a wife and seven children. My plan is to go wherever we go from here and try to make some preparations for those of you who will follow after. Meanwhile "I'll just keep hoein' corn." We, the family, express heartfelt gratitude to all of the fine people of all religions and personal persuasions of the Magic and Treasure valleys who have been so kind and generous with our parents and with us, rendering our lives in this area so sweet and fulfilling. Because our father always did his utmost to serve his family, his fellow man and his God, we find it particularly appropriate that he was privileged to depart this life on a Sabbath day and rest from his labors. We further express our sincere appreciation to the staffs of St. Luke's Home Care and White Mortuary who have been so caring and sensitive with us at this poignant and challenging time, as well as the physicians and surgeons who attended to our father in his declining years. In lieu of flowers or similar memorials, appreciated though they would be, since our father was one who quietly went about doing good, we would request that you go and do likewise. Call or write an estranged family member. Make a generous contribution of your time, means or both to your favorite charity. Do a kindly deed for your neighbor in his need. Forgive a debt. Drop a grudge. Generally be sensitive to the needs of someone else and do what you can to lift or share a burden, comfort an affliction or dry a tear. Ultimately, the finest tribute to anyone's life is to love and draw closer to one another and in doing so, also to Him whose we all are. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at White Mortuary "Chapel by the Park." The funeral is under the direction of White Mortuary and will be conducted by Bishop Adam Hodges at 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the Twin Falls Stake Center adjacent to the temple on Eastland Drive with additional visitation preceding the service at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Sugar City Cemetery.
Today, May 3, 2009 (Sunday), I passed from mortality to immortality. I have used up all my tomorrows. I always knew this would happen. I think this plan is a good one. I was born in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 25, 1916. This has always been all right with me. When asked why I was born in that location, I reply, "Because I wanted to be near my mother." My parents were native Idahoans serving a two-year mission at the time for our church. We came back to Idaho when I was a few months old. I grew up in Sugar City and worked in those growing years in the family farming and sheep business. In later high school years, I was attracted to Nina Madora Kinghorn. After that, I never considered marrying anyone else. At the appropriate age, I filled a mission to Oklahoma and Missouri. Following this, Nina and I were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on April 2, 1941. Our early married years were spent in the family business. In 1946, I entered the insurance business. In 1955, we came to Twin Falls and established the Lloyd A. Hamilton Insurance Agency, which we sold in 1981. Community and church assignments have been a member of the Boy Scout Council, Twin Falls United Fund, Board of Trustees of the College of Southern Idaho, Toastmasters, president of the Twin Falls Stake, president of the Boise Temple (together with my wife, Nina), and missions to Sri Lanka, India, and the LDS Temple in Atlanta, Ga., all shared with Nina. In addition to my sweet and beloved Nina, I am survived by seven children, Sylvia Lynne Brown (Ross), Jeanne Nielson, Barry K. (Jacque), David L. (Bonnie), Camille Holladay (Lance), Lesli Bucher (Frank) and Melanie Hamilton. Extended progeny includes 29 grandchildren (and some spouses) and 43 great grandchildren. I am not a self-made man. I am the many-times remodeled product of a wife and seven children. My plan is to go wherever we go from here and try to make some preparations for those of you who will follow after. Meanwhile "I'll just keep hoein' corn." We, the family, express heartfelt gratitude to all of the fine people of all religions and personal persuasions of the Magic and Treasure valleys who have been so kind and generous with our parents and with us, rendering our lives in this area so sweet and fulfilling. Because our father always did his utmost to serve his family, his fellow man and his God, we find it particularly appropriate that he was privileged to depart this life on a Sabbath day and rest from his labors. We further express our sincere appreciation to the staffs of St. Luke's Home Care and White Mortuary who have been so caring and sensitive with us at this poignant and challenging time, as well as the physicians and surgeons who attended to our father in his declining years. In lieu of flowers or similar memorials, appreciated though they would be, since our father was one who quietly went about doing good, we would request that you go and do likewise. Call or write an estranged family member. Make a generous contribution of your time, means or both to your favorite charity. Do a kindly deed for your neighbor in his need. Forgive a debt. Drop a grudge. Generally be sensitive to the needs of someone else and do what you can to lift or share a burden, comfort an affliction or dry a tear. Ultimately, the finest tribute to anyone's life is to love and draw closer to one another and in doing so, also to Him whose we all are. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 7, at White Mortuary "Chapel by the Park." The funeral is under the direction of White Mortuary and will be conducted by Bishop Adam Hodges at 11 a.m. Friday, May 8, at the Twin Falls Stake Center adjacent to the temple on Eastland Drive with additional visitation preceding the service at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Sugar City Cemetery.
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