Jack Harless Hamilton

August 10, 1929 - October 1, 2020

Funeral services for Jack Hamilton, 91, of Giddings will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at First Baptist Church in Giddings with Pastor Matthew Hamilton and Tim Pitts officiating. Burial will follow in the Giddings City Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2020 from 8:00 am until 8:00 pm and on Sunday, October 4, 2020 from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm at the funeral home. Jack Harless Hamilton was born on August 10, 1929 in Florence, Texas to Winfield and Ruth (Harless) Hamilton. He was baptized at the First Baptist Church in Florence at the age of 15. Jack graduated from Florence High School and joined the United States Navy. He received his Honorable Discharge on July 2, 1952 having obtained the rank of Engineman Third Class. Jack married the love of his life, Wilton “Willie” Estep, on April 4, 1953 in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He started out working as a heavy equipment operator and worked on projects such as the landing strip at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Ranch, the Galveston Seawall, the Sam Rayburn Dam, and road projects all across the state. He retired as a foreman for Duvall which later became the Pennzoil Sulfur Mine. Always a man, strong in his faith, he was an active member and served as a deacon of Calvary Baptist Church in Pecos. While living in Pecos, he and Willie volunteered at the senior citizens center where Jack drove the bus. After moving to Giddings, he and Willie joined the First Baptist Church where he was a faithful prayer warrior and always helped in any way he could. Jack and Willie spent many hours helping at the local food pantry in Giddings. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and loved horses. He was always ready to play a game of dominoes, especially with a group of friends from the church. He spent countless hours watching Westerns on TV. Jack passed away the morning of Thursday, October 1, 2020 at his home in Giddings. He is preceded in death by his parents, Winfield and Ruth Hamilton; his wife of 67 years and the love of his life, Willie Hamilton; three sisters, infant sister Dorothy Hamilton, Lois Peters, and Morine Siebert; parents-in-law, Blue and Clemmie Estep; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Maurice and Donna Estep and Ron Sharp, and niece, Mary Kathryn Ward. Jack is survived by his two sons, Wesley “Jack” & Beverly Hamilton of Giddings and Charles “Chuck” & Janet Hamilton of Aledo; nine grandchildren, Clay & Amy Hamilton of Canada, Linzee Hamilton of San Angelo, Ryan & Tiffani Hamilton of Midland, Larissa & Frankie Keller of Greenwood, Matthew & Lindsay Hamilton of Aledo, Lauren & Brian Edwards of Maryland, Jarod Hazlett, Krista & Adam Weathers of Virginia, Laura & Adam Eshom of North Carolina; 18 great grandchildren; one sister, Doris & James Miller of Florida, and two sisters-in-law, Lillie Sharp of San Angelo and Sherlyn & Don Scott of Abilene. Serving as pallbearers will be Joe Berry, Ricky Woods, Harold Sharp, Jimmy Love, Ronnie Miller, and Terry Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill DeGasperi, Herbert Michalk, Ken Perry, and Steve Cornwell. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Giddings or to the charity of one’s choice.