Mildred Elizabeth Hamilton

Mildred Elizabeth Baker Hamilton joined her Lord on the morning of March 24, 2012 at the age of 92. She is now at peace and fully reborn in mind, body and spirit. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her husband William C. Hamilton, Jr. and her parents, Mary Bradford Baker and Paul Delanore Baker; her brothers, Woodrow Baker, Paul Baker, Jr., Thomas Baker, Chester Baker, Clayborn Baker, Billy Baker, and Lou Baker; her sisters, Pauline Baker, Lois Baker, Ida Baker Hudson, Zora Baker Green, Mary Frances Baker Parnelle, and Genice Baker Pruitt; nephews, Dillard Johnson, Johnnie Mack Bennett, Billy “Scooter” Baker, and Ricky Parnell. Elizabeth is survived by her loving daughter and son-in-law Lucia Hamilton Brothers and Maynard Brothers and her cherished granddaughter Caitlin Nicole Brothers; nephews, Donald (Loretta) Baker, Earl Hudson, Billy (Trisha) Pruitt, Jr., Clayborn Baker, Jr., Roger Pruitt, and Paul Parnelle; nieces, Nina Ann Green Crabtree, Janie Ann Bennett Hunter, Barbara Gail Hudson Sibley, Donna Lynn Parnelle (Jim) Hansen, and Beverly Baker Lane; sister-in-law Janet Baker; and scores of great-nieces and nephews.

Born in Huntsville, AL on August 22, 1919, Elizabeth also lived in New Brunswick, GA and Mount Pleasant, SC before calling Birmingham home. She resided in the Woodlawn and Huffman communities with her husband and daughter before joining her daughter’s family in Trussville. She was a member of the Woodlawn Methodist Church and later transferred her letters of membership to Huffman Methodist Church.

Elizabeth was employed in the pharmacy of Miller’s Department Store and later worked retail with Lovemans and Pizitz.

In her last years, Elizabeth lived under the loving care of the nurses, CNAs and other support staff of the Fair Haven Methodist Retirement Community in its Skilled Nursing facility. Elizabeth’s family prayerfully thanks these wonderful angels for taking her under their wings.

Mama Liz, as she was known to her granddaughter, loved gardening, music, dancing and reading, but her greatest joy in life was caring for her family. We who received that loving care and attention over these many years will hold her forever in our hearts.

A memorial service will be held for Elizabeth in The Gardens of the Trussville First United Methodist Church at 2:30 on Tuesday March 27, 2012. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America or a charity of your choosing.