Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Helen Hamilton
Jul 3rd, 1923 - Apr 8th, 2019Helen Virginia Hamilton, age 95, of Flora, Illinois, passed away early morning, April 8, 2019, at Flora Gardens Care Center.
She was born July 3, 1923, in Arkansas, the daughter of Basil C. and Florena E. (Thompson) Cannon.
She married Charles E. Hamilton on November 19, 1942, in Black Rock, Arkansas, and they shared over 46 years of marriage prior to his death on March 10, 1989.
Helen thought of her family as her most grand blessing in life, and she enjoyed spending time with them, and bringing them together for sharing her good cooking. She was a past member of Gunion Christian Church and Oak Street Baptist Church. She had enjoyed oil painting and sewing and quilting, and she took pride in tending to her vegetable garden and planting beautiful flowers and plants.
Helen is survived by 2 daughters: Susie (Ron) Woods of Xenia and Charlene (Rusty) James of Clay City; 1 son: Stuart (Tressa) Hamilton of Flora; 11 grandchildren, and many great, great-great, and great-great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; several brothers and sisters; a son-in-law: Bill Ray; a granddaughter; and 2 great-great-grandsons.
A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will be in Gunion Cemetery in Wayne County. Visitation will be from 12 noon until 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial donations are suggested to McCabe General Baptist Church and will be accepted through the funeral home.