Granderson Dean Hamilton Sr.

Visitation will be held from 9:00 AM until Celebration of Life at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church, 1110 Barrow St, Franklin, Louisiana. Burial will follow in Irish Bend Benevolent Society Cemetery.

He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife, Shirley Madison Hamilton of Franklin, LA; three children, Kendrick Madison of Franklin, LA, Summers (Salvadore) Francois of Franklin, LA, and Granderson (Daeja) Hamilton, Jr. of Franklin, LA; honorary son, Allen Randle, Jr. of Houma, LA; his father, Granderson Hamilton, Jr. of Franklin, LA; six sisters, Gail Hamilton of Franklin, LA, Carlotta (Larry) Dobson of New Iberia, LA, Glenda (Sean) Everson of Pittsburg, PA, Tracie (Matthew Robinson) Hamilton of Franklin, LA, Antoinette (Reginald) Marks of New Iberia, LA, Monica (Jerome) Blackston of Lucedale, MS; two brothers, Kevin (Tina) Hamilton of Patterson, LA and Derick (Melanie) Lovely of Franklin, LA; 3 granddaughters, Alivia Bonvillian, Zion Francois, and Zuri Francois; 3 great grandchildren, DeAndre Williams, Jr., Desire Williams, and Zakari Bonvillian; honorary grandson, Kendall Birdlow; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Rdell Gibson Hamilton; mother-in-law, Olivia Hills Madison; grandparents, Granderson and Beatrice Hamilton and Roy and Annie Gibson; grandson, DeAndre Williams, Jr.; Uncles, Aubrey Hamilton, Herman Hamilton (infant), Clarence Hamilton, Harry Hamilton, Herman Hamilton, and Roy Gibson; Aunts, Mercie Bea Hardy, Victoria Bowie, Audrey Mitchell, Cecile Dangerfield, Beatrice LeBlanc, Gloria Hawkins, and Joyce Bourgeois.