Memorial services for 79-year old Don Hamilton of Gordon, NE, are Monday, April 17, 2023, at 10:00 at Bible Baptist Church in Gordon.
Inurnment will follow at 1:30 at the Nebraska Veterans Cemetery in Alliance.
A memorial has been established for the Bible Baptist Church in Gordon or Crestview Care Center in Chadron. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home, PO Box 366, Gordon, NE 69343.
Online condolences may be left at chamberlainchapel.com
Don Hamilton was born on August 4, 1943, to Ray and Arline Hamilton in Minneapolis, MN, and passed away on January 18, 2023, at the Crestview Care Center.
Don spent his first 14 years in the Alma, NE, area, then the family moved to Colorado, where he met his future wife, Leona Champlin, in 1958. Don graduated from Montrose High School in Montrose, CO, in 1962. From the age of 13 he spent his summers at his Grandpa Oliver’s ranch near Ellsworth, NE.
Don and Leona were married in 1963 and went on to have two children: Sloan (Colleen) Hamilton, and Laura (Scott) Berndt. They were later blessed with three grandsons: Nolan (Olaire) Hamilton, Tucker (Rebecca) Harris and Zane Hamilton.
Don was drafted to the Army in 1965, and served in Vietnam from 1966 to 1967, when he was honorably discharged.
Don and Leona spent 42 years ranching on part of the old Oliver home place before retiring in 2014 and moving to Gordon, where Don enjoyed riding his Harley, cleaning many firearms, and spending time with his Rottweiler.
Don was preceded in death by his father Ray and his mother Arline.
He is survived by his wife Leona, his two children and their spouses, 3 grandsons and spouses, and 2 great-granddaughters, Finley Noelle and Olaya Don.
Don was affectionately known to many as simply Pa.
Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home of Gordon is in charge of arrangements for Don Hamilton.