Leona Hamilton
Leona Hazelton Hamilton, 75, died Oct. 8, 2005, at Hillsboro.
Born Aug. 29, 1930, at Ingalls, she was the daughter of James and Alice (Hunter) Dotts.
She was a branch office manager in banking and member of Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church, Hillsboro.
On Sept. 19, 1948, she married Thayne Hazelton at Garden City. He died in 1980.
On March 13, 1993, she married Marion Hamilton at Syracuse.
She was preceded in death by three brothers, James, Virgil, and Lloyd Dotts.
Survivors include her husband, Marion of Hillsboro; two sons, Timothy and James Hazelton of Topeka; stepson, David Hamilton of Old Hickory, Tenn.; daughter, Kim Bennett of Lawrence; two stepdaughters, Lois Scheyer of Lincoln, Neb., and Nancy Hornbaker of Holcomb; sister, Louella Ebert; five grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday) at Parkview Mennonite Brethren Church, Hillsboro, with Pastor Roy Keller officiating.
Graveside service and burial will be Saturday in Syracuse Cemetery.
Memorial funds have been established with Parkview MB Church or Gideons.
