Mr. Ray Hamilton, age 83, of Mt. Vernon, died Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. He was a native of the Kibbee Community and attended Kibbee schools before graduating from Vidalia High School in 1957. He retired after thirty years from Brewton-Parker College in Mt. Vernon as Supervisor of Plant Operations Manager. He was a member of Victory Baptist Church in Vidalia, and was a former member of Sons of Confederacy Veterans. He was an antique collector; he enjoyed hunting, and loved his family very much. He is preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Tyson Hamilton; his former wife, Faye Spivey; and infant granddaughter; parents, Willie Bernard Hamilton and Lucy Rae McDonald Hamilton; one sister, Diane Hamilton Coursey; and one brother, Billy Hamilton.

His family includes three children, Mitch Hamilton and wife Donna of Lyons, Ben Hamilton of Statesboro, and Lourae Hamilton Clements of Richmond County; four grandchildren, Laura Hamilton Dowd and husband Taylor of Lyons, Madison Hamilton Thompson and husband Jake of Sylvania, Shelby Clements and Radley Clements, both of Rincon; two great-grandchildren, Rachel Dowd and Hamp Thompson; one brother, Bobby Hamilton and wife Jenny of Vidalia; several nieces and nephews, and a very special friend, Sandra Holland.

A graveside funeral service will be Friday, April 1st, at 11:00 a.m. at McDonald Cemetery with the family receiving friends immediately following the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023, or by visiting their website at diabetes.org or the Community Hospice Foundation, PO Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475.

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