Mr. Donald Hamilton

Mr. Donald E. Hamilton of Bradenton, FL, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 525 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue East. Bradenton, FL 34208, with Rev. James M. Roberts, Pastor/Eulogist. Interment will follow in Skyway Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 5200 US Highway 19N, Palmetto, FL, 34221.

Donald Hamilton was born in Bradenton, FL to the late William and Connie Hamilton. He graduated Southeast High School and shortly after entered the workforce at Manatee Memorial Hospital where he later retired. Don had a tremendous passion for music. He would DJ at various functions throughout the city, but none compared to the events hosted at the family’s house. Growing up, Don loved the sports of karate and wrestling. And above all, his love for the Florida Gators reigned supreme.

Don was preceded in glory by: his sisters, Betty Hamilton and Elizabeth Sanders; brothers, William Hamilton Jr. and Robert Hamilton.

He leaves to cherish his loving memory: his daughter, Nikita Delva (Fidel); granddaughters, Dalaysia, Maci, and Emma; sisters, Carolyn Jackson (Otis), Cynthia Washington (Robert), and Sharon Hamilton (Johnny); sisters-in-law, Lucille Hamilton and Nell Hamilton; brother/nephews, Charlie Brown (Carol), Keith Brown, Vernard Brown (Lavonnia), and Stevie Brown (Torricita); and a host of other family and friends.

A visitation will be held on Friday, January 31, 2025, at St Paul Missionary Baptist Church, 525 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue East, Bradenton, FL 34208 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Arrangements entrusted to Ray Williams Funeral Home, Rhodes & Northern, Owners. www.raywilliamsfuneralhome.com

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