Gerald Hamilton

Gerald Hamilton, age 59, of Monticello, GA and formerly of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015. He was preceded in death by his father, Bonnie (B.H.) Hamilton; and brother, Michael Hamilton. He is survived by his wife of thirty years, Cindy Hamilton, Monticello, GA; mother, Kathleen Higgins Waite, Snellville, GA; twin sisters and brothers-in-law, Melody and Robert E. Lee, Loganville, GA and Melaney and John Tarpley, Lawrenceville, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Gail and Wayne Harbuck, Fitzgerald, GA; sister-in-law, Helen Hamilton, Lawrenceville, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.  Mr. Hamilton was born in 1955 in Atlanta, GA. He was a 1972 graduate of Berkmar High School in Lilburn, GA and also a graduate of DeKalb Technical College. He was a retired fireman from Gwinnett County Fire Department after thirty-one years of service. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 12:00 noon in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. Graveside service and interment will follow at 4:00 p.m. at the William Payne Cemetery in Monticello, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, May 20, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Newton County Young Farmers, P.O. Box 390, Covington, GA 30015 in memory of Gerald Hamilton.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.