Lonie Witt 'Buddy' Hamilton, Jr

1929 - 2007  (78 years)

• Name	Lonie Witt 'Buddy' Hamilton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	20 Aug 1929	Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA   [3]
  	Age: 0; Age: 7/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1950	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [10]
  	Age: 20; Relation to Head: Son of Georgia Hamilton; Marital Status: Never Married
  Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Tennessee, USA   [1]
  Residence	May 1985	Trinidad and Tobago   [13]
  Residence	1992	Palm Bay, Brevard, Florida, USA   [6]
  Obituary	Dec 2007	Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA   [9]
  	Obituary of Lonie Witt "Buddy" Hamilton • Florida Today • Cocoa, Florida • 25 Dec 2007, Tue • Page 23
  		Obituary-HAMILTON Lonie W Obituary of LONIE WITT "BUDDY" HAMILTON • Florida Today • Cocoa, Florida • 25 Dec 2007, Tue • Page 23
  FSID	L29T-JWW
  Funeral	Suntree United Methodist Church, Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA   [9]
  Death	23 Dec 2007	Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA   [1, 8, 9, 12]
  Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [8, 9, 12]
  	Urns for Buddy and Ann are together in the Mausoleum. There is a Cenotaph at the Suntree United Methodist Church Memorial Garden in Melbourne, Florida
  		Burial-HAMILTON Lonie Witt, Jr Grave-HAMILTON Lonie Witt - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 3rd Floor + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195444/ lonie CENOTAPH: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85268494/ham
  		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum (also known as Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Memorial Park) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #219110
  Person ID	I24430	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lonie Witt Hamilton, Sr,   b. 17 Aug 1894, Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA d. 26 Nov 1948, Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Georgia Ella Bishop,   b. 21 Oct 1898, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA d. 30 Jun 1970, Baptist Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Feb 1917  [14]
  Family ID	F8508	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marilyn Ann Smith,   b. 16 Dec 1930, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	18 Nov 1951	Riverside Baptist Church, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  		Wedding-HAMILTON Ann and Buddy 19511118 Wedding of Marilyn Ann Smith and Lonie Witt Hamilton Jr -- Georgia Hamilton, Buddy and Ann, Mack & Myrtle Smith -- Riverside Baptist Church, Nashville TN
  Family Residence	Dec 1951	Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA   [7]
  Family Residence	Jun 1968	Homewood, Cook, Illinois, USA   [5, 15, 16]
  Family Residence	Aug 1989	Hot Springs Village, Saline, Arkansas, USA   [17]
  Marriage End	Dec 2007	Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA   [9]
  	Death of Buddy
  Children	1. Living   2. William Joseph 'Bill' Hamilton,   b. 4 Nov 1958, Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA d. 30 Oct 2007, Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Harold Eugene Hamilton,   b. 28 Jan 1955, Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA d. 5 May 2023, Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F10174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Aug 1929 - Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA Census - Age: 0; Age: 7/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 20; Relation to Head: Son of Georgia Hamilton; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Social Security Number - Bef 1951 - Tennessee, USA Family Residence - Dec 1951 - Texas City, Galveston, Texas, USA Family Residence - Jun 1968 - Homewood, Cook, Illinois, USA Family Residence - Aug 1989 - Hot Springs Village, Saline, Arkansas, USA Residence - 1992 - Palm Bay, Brevard, Florida, USA Obituary - Obituary of Lonie Witt "Buddy" Hamilton • Florida Today • Cocoa, Florida • 25 Dec 2007, Tue • Page 23 - Dec 2007 - Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, USA Marriage End - Death of Buddy - Dec 2007 - Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA Death - 23 Dec 2007 - Melbourne, Brevard, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials		Burial Cenotaph-HAMILTON Lonie Cenotaph for Lonie W Hamilton - Suntree United Methodist Church Memorial Garden, Melbourne FL + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85268494/lonie-w-hamilton
  		Burial-HAMILTON Lonie Witt, Jr Grave-HAMILTON Lonie Witt - Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 3rd Floor + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195444/ lonie CENOTAPH: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85268494/ham

  
  

  News

  News-HAMILTON Marilyn and Lonie (Wedding) • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Dec 1951, Thu • Page 15

  
  

  Obituaries » Slide Show		Obituary-HAMILTON Lonie W Obituary of LONIE WITT "BUDDY" HAMILTON • Florida Today • Cocoa, Florida • 25 Dec 2007, Tue • Page 23
  		OBITUARY-POST Myrtle (Sanderson) Obituary of MYRTLE CLARISE SANDERSON SMITH POST
  		Obituary-SMITH Mack F Obituary of MACK FERRIN "TINY" SMITH

  
  

  People

  SMITH-Siblings (Senior Division) Harold Smith, Ann & Buddy Hamilton, Eleanor & Fate Horn, Janice & Edice Smith

  
  

  Weddings

  Wedding-HAMILTON Ann and Buddy 19511118 Wedding of Marilyn Ann Smith and Lonie Witt Hamilton Jr -- Georgia Hamilton, Buddy and Ann, Mack & Myrtle Smith -- Riverside Baptist Church, Nashville TN

  
  

• Sources

  [S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: ; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951. [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 99-168. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3976; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 99-168 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland,Bolivar,Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland,Bolivar,Mississippi; Roll: 1140; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 42.0; FHL microfilm: 2340875 [S140] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Database online. Record for Harold Eugene Hamilton Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Database online. [S61] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S9072] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Ann and Lonie Hamilton • Nashville Tennessean - 6 Dec 1951, Marilyn Ann Smith and Lonnie Witt Hamilton - Publication Date: 6/ Dec/ 1951; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. Miss Marlyn Ann Smith and Lonie Witt Hamilton were married recently at Riverside Baptist church. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mack F. Smith. They are making their home in Texas City, Texas. https://www.newspapers.com/image/111910436/?article=eafc98b1-5754-4e86-a71c-faa5a5d3927c&focus=0.56477755,0.061091144,0.74555224,0.34813777&xid=3398 [S6863] Find a Grave: HAMILTON Lonie Jr 1929-2007, Lonie Witt “Buddy” Hamilton Jr. Lonie W. Hamilton, 78 beloved husband of Ann Hamilton passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 at his residence. Born in Cleveland, MS August 20, 1929 and raised in Tennessee. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School, in Oak Ridge, TN in 1947. He received a degree in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Business Administration University of Chicago. He married the former Ann Smith Nov 18, 1951 in Nashville, TN. He was employed 36 years with AMOCO OIL Co. -first half of career in Process Development Research in Texas City, TX and Whiting, IN; second half in International Economics in Chicago and management of various foreign subsidiaries. He spent ten years overseas in Iran, England, Japan and Trinidad. Retired in 1987 to Hot Springs, AR and later moved to Melbourne, where he resided with Ann, his beloved wife of 56 years in Baytree. He was also an active member of Suntree United Methodist Church and the Empty Nest Sunday School Class and also active in Meals on Wheels Program for several years. Mr. Hamilton is survived by his loving wife Marilyn Ann Hamilton of Melbourne, two sons; six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Mr. Hamilton was preceded in death by his son William Hamilton. Memorial Services will be held at Suntree United Methodist Church Thursday December 27, 2007 at 10 AM Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Nashville. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Suntree United Methodist Church. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195444/lonie-w-hamilton [S815] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Lonie Hamilton • Floriday Today - Dec 2007, (Name: Florida Today; Location: Cocoa FL; Date: 25 Dec 2007;), Florida Today; Publication Date: 25 Dec 2007; Publication Place: Cocoa, Florida. Lonie W. Hamilton, 78 beloved husband of Ann Hamilton passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 at his residence. Born in Cleveland, MS August 20, 1929 and raised in Tennessee. He graduated from Oak Ridge High School, in Oak Ridge, TN in 1947. He received a degree in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Masters in Business Administration University of Chicago. He married the former Ann Smith Nov 18, 1951 in Nashville, TN. He was employed 36 years with AMOCO OIL Co. -first half of career in Process Development Research in Texas City, TX and Whiting, IN; second half in International Economics in Chicago and management of various foreign subsidiaries. He spent ten years overseas in Iran, England, Japan and Trinidad. Retired in 1987 to Hot Springs, AR and later moved to Melbourne, where he resided with Ann, his beloved wife of 56 years in Baytree. He was also an active member of Suntree United Methodist Church and the Empty Nest Sunday School class and also active in Meals on Wheels Program for several years. Mr. Hamilton is survived by his loving wife Marilyn Ann Hamilton of Melbourne, two sons; Wes (Linda) Hamilton of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Harold (Cathy) Hamilton of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma;six grandchildren and five greatgrandchildren. Mr. Hamilton was preceded in death by his son William Hamilton. Memorial Services will be held at Suntree United Methodist Church Thursday December 27, 2007 at 10 AM Interment will be at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Nashville. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Suntree United Methodist Church. https://www.newspapers.com/image/363022081/?article=adc1c959-b23c-406f-8354-a350be1151d8&focus=0.010748126,0.1865709,0.17970692,0.2117974&xid=3355 Obituary-HAMILTON Lonie W Obituary of LONIE WITT "BUDDY" HAMILTON • Florida Today • Cocoa, Florida • 25 Dec 2007, Tue • Page 23 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson,. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Nashville, Davidson, [S4809] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Georgia Hamilton • Nashville Tennessean - 1 Jul 1970, Georgia Ella Bishop Hamilton Obituary. Mrs. Georgia Hamilton Mrs. Georgia Ella Hamilton, 71, of 162 Elkmont Drive, retired employe of Gus Mayer Ltd. clothing manufacturer, died last night in Baptist Hospital. Services will be tomorrow morning at Woodlawn Funeral Home. Exact time of the services had not been set last night. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park. " A native of Meridian, Miss., Mrs. Hamilton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bishop. She was a member of Woodbine Methodist Church. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Lonie W. Hamilton Sr. Survivors include a son, Lonie W. Hamilton Jr., Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Rose Marie Hartley and Mrs. Thomas E. Summers, both of Nashville: five sisters, Mrs. Mattie Shanks, Mrs. Virgie Worthen, and Mrs. Mary Alice Boswell, all of Meridian, and Mrs. Mamie Miles and Mrs. Maude Trest, both of New Orleans; two brothers, Allen Bishop, Meridian, and John Bishop, Oak Ridge, and four grandchildren. https://www.newspapers.com/image/112292950/?article=ba9a48f4-4a67-4075-9ba3-080c9c9decce&focus=0.37062007,0.5059468,0.48711702,0.7098747&xid=3355 Obituary-HAMILTON Georgia (Bishop) Georgia Ella Bishop Hamilton · The Tennessean · Nashville, Tennessee · Wednesday, July 01, 1970 [S10421] Find a Grave Cenotaph, HAMILTON Lonie Witt "Buddy" Jr 1929-2007. - BIRTH: 20 Aug 1929 - DEATH: 23 Dec 2007 (aged 78) - CENOTAPH: Suntree United Methodist Church Memorial Garden, Melbourne, Brevard County, Florida - MEMORIAL ID: 85268494 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85268494/ham Burial Cenotaph-HAMILTON Lonie Cenotaph for Lonie W Hamilton - Suntree United Methodist Church Memorial Garden, Melbourne FL + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85268494/lonie-w-hamilton [S4807] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Evelyn Summers • Nashville Tennessean - 13 May 1985, Evelyn Louise Summers Obituary. SUMMERS, Evelyn Louise May 11, 1985 at Baptist Hospital. Sister of Mrs. Rose Marie Hartley, Nashville and Lonie W. Hamilton, Trinidad, West Indies. Family will receive friends after 10 a.m. Monday in the Rose Room. Graveside service 10 a.m. Tuesday May 14, 1985 Woodlawn Memorial Park with Bro. Mark Presley officiating. Active Pallbearers: Michael Mayher, Wendell (Pete) Sterry, Floyd Pugh, Edward Kriel, Gary Daugherty, William Burke. Honorary Pallbearers: George Hastings, I.J. Williams, Billy Smith, Ed Glaser, George Cole, Lester Lesley. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. Arrangements WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME, INC. https://www.newspapers.com/image/112790641/?article=c6d491d6-0060-4ffd-b8a6-3a8c5751be1e&focus=0.19097584,0.82526416,0.3443186,0.96979666&xid=3355 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, BISHOP Georgia 1898-1970. Mrs. Georgia Ella Bishop Hamilton, 71, retired employee of Gus Mayer Ltd. clothing manufacturer, died last night in Baptist Hospital. Services will be tomorrow morning at Woodlawn Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park." A native of Meridian MS, Mrs. Hamilton was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bishop. She was a member of Woodbine Methodist Church. Mrs. Hamilton was the widow of Lonie W. Hamilton Sr. Survivors include a son, Lonie W. Hamilton Jr., Chicago; two daughters, Mrs. Rose Marie Hartley and Mrs. Thomas E. Summers, both of Nashville: five sisters, Mrs. Mattie Shanks, Mrs. Virgie Worthen, and Mrs. Mary Alice Boswell, all of Meridian, and Mrs. Mamie Miles and Mrs. Maude Trest, both of New Orleans; two brothers, Allen Bishop, Meridian, and John Bishop, Oak Ridge, and four grandchildren. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195551/georgia-ella-hamilton [S61] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Database online. Record for Marilyn A Hamilton [S2443] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Mack Smith • Nashville Tennessean - Jun 1968, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 22 Jun 1968;), Mack Ferrin "Tiny" Smith Obituary. SMITH, Mr. Mack Firren- Thursday, June 20, 1968, at a local infirmary. Survived by wife, Mrs: Myrtle Sanderson Smith; daughters, Mrs. Bill Wooten of Nashville and Mrs. Lonie Hamilton of Homewood, Illinois; sons, Harold C. Smith of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Edice R. Smith of Nashville; 14 grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Remains are in the Rose Room of Woodlawn Funeral Home, Thompson Lane. Services will be conducted in the Woodlawn Chapel of Roses, Saturday, June 22, 1968 at 2:00 p.m. by Rev David Coleman. Honorary pallbearers, Coleman H.H.H. class of Riverside Baptist Church. Active pallbearers: grandsons will serve. Interment. Woodlawn Memorial Park. Arrangements by WOODLAWN FUNERAL HOME https://www.newspapers.com/image/111850804/?article=2ae8f7cb-451a-4713-b416-fc32d0fa9cec&focus=0.59774405,0.3878594,0.715185,0.55155003&xid=2378 Obituary-SMITH Mack F Obituary of MACK FERRIN "TINY" SMITH [S2442] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Myrtle Post • Nashville Tennessean - Aug 1989, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 18 Aug 1989;), Myrtle Clarisse Sanderson Smith Post Obituary. POST, Mrs. Myrtle Smith - Age 87. August 16 1989. She is survived by two sons, Mr & Mrs Harold E (Nancy) Smith of Little Rock AR, Mr & Mrs Ed R (Clara) Smith of Nashville; two daughters, Eleanor Wooten of Nashville and Mr & Mrs Lonnie (Anne) Hamilton of Hot Springs Village AR; one brother, Bryant Sanderson; three sisters, Margie Williams, Bessie Wright and Bertie Weaver; fourteen grandchildren https://www.newspapers.com/image/112511068/?article=05bb5a43-58c5-489c-a949-3e051a3ba3df&focus=0.5084411,0.5398009,0.66752476,0.67408824&xid=2378 OBITUARY-POST Myrtle (Sanderson) Obituary of MYRTLE CLARISE SANDERSON SMITH POST