SPRING ARBOR, Mich. –– The Rev. Glenn A. Hamilton, 97, formerly of Duke Center, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Sunday (June 4, 2017) at the Arbor Manor Rehab Center following a brief illness.
Born January 20, 1920, in Bradford, he was a son of Arthur T. and Mabel Barkas Hamilton. On March 3, 1942, in the home of the bride, he married Helen M. Null, who preceded him in death on June 21, 2015.
He was a 1938 graduate of Bradford High School and later attended Houghton College and Roberts Wesleyan College. He completed a four-year course of study, as prescribed by the Free Methodist Church, and was ordained a deacon of the Oil City Conference of the Free Methodist Church in 1943 and ordained as an elder in 1945.
Hamilton served as a pastor in the Free Methodist Church since 1940, beginning in Ridgway, Pa., then Ulysses, Sheffield and Cherry Grove, Renovo, Penfield, Mill Run, Gardner Hill, Galeton, Coudersport, Duke Center and Cyclone, all in Pennsylvania. Most recently he had been pastor emeritus at the Lighthouse Community Free Methodist Church in Prentisvale, Pa., prior to its closing.
As a teenager, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 47 in Sawyer City, Pa. He was a past Sunday school teacher, treasurer of the Conference Board of Christian Education, a trustee of the Highlander Christian Camp in Kane, and, along with his wife, served on the Otto-Eldred Food Mission for many years. He was a past Bradford District Director of Christian Education. He served faithfully as a chaplain in area hospitals and officiated at hundreds of funerals in the community.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth (Burt) Jones of North Chili, N.Y., and Darlene (Mel) O'Connor of Rogers, Ark., and a son David (Carolee) Hamilton of Concord, Mich.; three grandchildren, Mark (Amy) Hamilton, Laura (Pete) Wagner and Kevin O'Connor; and seven great grandchildren, Ian, Elena, Skylar, Justin, Oscar, Owen and Lucas.
In 1965, Glenn and Helen added five more children to their family. Surviving are Gary Lohiser of Duke Center, Bryan and Linda Lohiser of Spring Arbor, Mich., and Loretta (Don) Christopherson of Chelsea, Mich.
He is also survived by four adopted granddaughters, Mariela (Ivan) Rodriguez Cordero and their children Eric, Adam, and Javier; and Jeri-Ann (John) Simora and their children, Justin, Jacob, Josie, and Jonas; and Tracey (David) Schrems and their son, Cody, and Linda Wasson.
In addition to his wife of 73 years, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Lohiser in 2012; a grandson, Matthew Jones in 2005; a brother, Thomas Hamilton in 2010; and a sister, Hazel Newton in 2006.
Born January 20, 1920, in Bradford, he was a son of Arthur T. and Mabel Barkas Hamilton. On March 3, 1942, in the home of the bride, he married Helen M. Null, who preceded him in death on June 21, 2015.
He was a 1938 graduate of Bradford High School and later attended Houghton College and Roberts Wesleyan College. He completed a four-year course of study, as prescribed by the Free Methodist Church, and was ordained a deacon of the Oil City Conference of the Free Methodist Church in 1943 and ordained as an elder in 1945.
Hamilton served as a pastor in the Free Methodist Church since 1940, beginning in Ridgway, Pa., then Ulysses, Sheffield and Cherry Grove, Renovo, Penfield, Mill Run, Gardner Hill, Galeton, Coudersport, Duke Center and Cyclone, all in Pennsylvania. Most recently he had been pastor emeritus at the Lighthouse Community Free Methodist Church in Prentisvale, Pa., prior to its closing.
As a teenager, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 47 in Sawyer City, Pa. He was a past Sunday school teacher, treasurer of the Conference Board of Christian Education, a trustee of the Highlander Christian Camp in Kane, and, along with his wife, served on the Otto-Eldred Food Mission for many years. He was a past Bradford District Director of Christian Education. He served faithfully as a chaplain in area hospitals and officiated at hundreds of funerals in the community.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth (Burt) Jones of North Chili, N.Y., and Darlene (Mel) O'Connor of Rogers, Ark., and a son David (Carolee) Hamilton of Concord, Mich.; three grandchildren, Mark (Amy) Hamilton, Laura (Pete) Wagner and Kevin O'Connor; and seven great grandchildren, Ian, Elena, Skylar, Justin, Oscar, Owen and Lucas.
In 1965, Glenn and Helen added five more children to their family. Surviving are Gary Lohiser of Duke Center, Bryan and Linda Lohiser of Spring Arbor, Mich., and Loretta (Don) Christopherson of Chelsea, Mich.
He is also survived by four adopted granddaughters, Mariela (Ivan) Rodriguez Cordero and their children Eric, Adam, and Javier; and Jeri-Ann (John) Simora and their children, Justin, Jacob, Josie, and Jonas; and Tracey (David) Schrems and their son, Cody, and Linda Wasson.
In addition to his wife of 73 years, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Lohiser in 2012; a grandson, Matthew Jones in 2005; a brother, Thomas Hamilton in 2010; and a sister, Hazel Newton in 2006.
SPRING ARBOR, Mich. –– The Rev. Glenn A. Hamilton, 97, formerly of Duke Center, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Sunday (June 4, 2017) at the Arbor Manor Rehab Center following a brief illness.
Born January 20, 1920, in Bradford, he was a son of Arthur T. and Mabel Barkas Hamilton. On March 3, 1942, in the home of the bride, he married Helen M. Null, who preceded him in death on June 21, 2015.
He was a 1938 graduate of Bradford High School and later attended Houghton College and Roberts Wesleyan College. He completed a four-year course of study, as prescribed by the Free Methodist Church, and was ordained a deacon of the Oil City Conference of the Free Methodist Church in 1943 and ordained as an elder in 1945.
Hamilton served as a pastor in the Free Methodist Church since 1940, beginning in Ridgway, Pa., then Ulysses, Sheffield and Cherry Grove, Renovo, Penfield, Mill Run, Gardner Hill, Galeton, Coudersport, Duke Center and Cyclone, all in Pennsylvania. Most recently he had been pastor emeritus at the Lighthouse Community Free Methodist Church in Prentisvale, Pa., prior to its closing.
As a teenager, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 47 in Sawyer City, Pa. He was a past Sunday school teacher, treasurer of the Conference Board of Christian Education, a trustee of the Highlander Christian Camp in Kane, and, along with his wife, served on the Otto-Eldred Food Mission for many years. He was a past Bradford District Director of Christian Education. He served faithfully as a chaplain in area hospitals and officiated at hundreds of funerals in the community.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth (Burt) Jones of North Chili, N.Y., and Darlene (Mel) O'Connor of Rogers, Ark., and a son David (Carolee) Hamilton of Concord, Mich.; three grandchildren, Mark (Amy) Hamilton, Laura (Pete) Wagner and Kevin O'Connor; and seven great grandchildren, Ian, Elena, Skylar, Justin, Oscar, Owen and Lucas.
In 1965, Glenn and Helen added five more children to their family. Surviving are Gary Lohiser of Duke Center, Bryan and Linda Lohiser of Spring Arbor, Mich., and Loretta (Don) Christopherson of Chelsea, Mich.
He is also survived by four adopted granddaughters, Mariela (Ivan) Rodriguez Cordero and their children Eric, Adam, and Javier; and Jeri-Ann (John) Simora and their children, Justin, Jacob, Josie, and Jonas; and Tracey (David) Schrems and their son, Cody, and Linda Wasson.
In addition to his wife of 73 years, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Lohiser in 2012; a grandson, Matthew Jones in 2005; a brother, Thomas Hamilton in 2010; and a sister, Hazel Newton in 2006.
Born January 20, 1920, in Bradford, he was a son of Arthur T. and Mabel Barkas Hamilton. On March 3, 1942, in the home of the bride, he married Helen M. Null, who preceded him in death on June 21, 2015.
He was a 1938 graduate of Bradford High School and later attended Houghton College and Roberts Wesleyan College. He completed a four-year course of study, as prescribed by the Free Methodist Church, and was ordained a deacon of the Oil City Conference of the Free Methodist Church in 1943 and ordained as an elder in 1945.
Hamilton served as a pastor in the Free Methodist Church since 1940, beginning in Ridgway, Pa., then Ulysses, Sheffield and Cherry Grove, Renovo, Penfield, Mill Run, Gardner Hill, Galeton, Coudersport, Duke Center and Cyclone, all in Pennsylvania. Most recently he had been pastor emeritus at the Lighthouse Community Free Methodist Church in Prentisvale, Pa., prior to its closing.
As a teenager, he achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in Troop 47 in Sawyer City, Pa. He was a past Sunday school teacher, treasurer of the Conference Board of Christian Education, a trustee of the Highlander Christian Camp in Kane, and, along with his wife, served on the Otto-Eldred Food Mission for many years. He was a past Bradford District Director of Christian Education. He served faithfully as a chaplain in area hospitals and officiated at hundreds of funerals in the community.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth (Burt) Jones of North Chili, N.Y., and Darlene (Mel) O'Connor of Rogers, Ark., and a son David (Carolee) Hamilton of Concord, Mich.; three grandchildren, Mark (Amy) Hamilton, Laura (Pete) Wagner and Kevin O'Connor; and seven great grandchildren, Ian, Elena, Skylar, Justin, Oscar, Owen and Lucas.
In 1965, Glenn and Helen added five more children to their family. Surviving are Gary Lohiser of Duke Center, Bryan and Linda Lohiser of Spring Arbor, Mich., and Loretta (Don) Christopherson of Chelsea, Mich.
He is also survived by four adopted granddaughters, Mariela (Ivan) Rodriguez Cordero and their children Eric, Adam, and Javier; and Jeri-Ann (John) Simora and their children, Justin, Jacob, Josie, and Jonas; and Tracey (David) Schrems and their son, Cody, and Linda Wasson.
In addition to his wife of 73 years, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Elizabeth Lohiser in 2012; a grandson, Matthew Jones in 2005; a brother, Thomas Hamilton in 2010; and a sister, Hazel Newton in 2006.
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