My dad passed away in late June 2025. I wrote this tribute and celebration of life to my dad Benjamin Hamilton. This tribute was published in the Jackson Progress Argus newspaper:
Mr. Benjamin Hamilton was a retired U.S. postal service inspection clerk and retired U.S. Air Force officer. He served on Butt County’s Board of Equalization. He also taught raised beds classes as a master gardener. Ben was a handy-man, fine landscaper and carpenter. He built his home at 333 Stark Road and the house next to it for his best friend Leo Moylan (deceased). Ben’s family once sharecropped on the land and his dad, Frederick Douglas Hamilton, was an AME church pastor in Jackson.
Ben Hamilton was predeceased by his first wife Cassie Hamilton, his son Ben Jr., his second wife Edna Miller Hamilton, and siblings. He leaves behind three daughters Trina, Clovia and Kim; three grandchildren Brandon, Julian and Chloe; and great grandchildren.
Read more of my tribute to my dad Benjamin Hamilton and as a celebration of his life here: