William Edwin Hamilton

Mr. William “Bill” Edwin Hamilton, 63, of Vidor, TX passed from this life on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Bill was born on June 6, 1953 in DeRidder, LA to Claudie Gerald Hamilton and Margaret Ann Beehner Hamilton. He was a graduate of Eunice High School. Bill was a retired MSgt with the USAF after 20 years where he worked in wideband communications. After retiring Bill also worked for Lockheed Martin in Colorado and Dealer Solutions in Houston, TX as a Senior Analyst. He loved to ride motorcycles; he restored a motorcycle and rode it overseas and all around the US. Bill enjoyed cross country cycling so much that he rode all over Germany and England. He liked to fish as well as work with wood. He will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to know and serve with him.

Bill was preceded in death by his father Claudie Gerald Hamilton; two sisters, Susan Ann Hamilton and Barbara Gwen Hamilton.

Those left to cherish his memory are his mother, Margaret Ann Beehner Hamilton; brother, Jerry Hamilton and wife, Charisse; niece, Samantha Ann Hamilton and nephew, William Jacob Hamilton.

Visitation will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 from 10:00AM until 12:00PM at Hixson Funeral Home, DeRidder, LA. Graveside services and burial will be held at 1:00PM in Hamilton Cemetery, Grant, LA.

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