Jerry Allen Hamilton, 74, of Norborne, died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at home surrounded by his loving family.

Born on April 19, 1947, in Norborne MO, the son of Joseph Henry and Lois Edith (Newport) Hamilton, II. Jerry was reared and educated in Norborne graduating from Norborne High School in 1965. After High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy where he proudly served his country with two tours of duty in Vietnam.

Upon returning from the service, Jerry married Kris Williamson in 1969, and to this union three children were born.  On October 27, 1986, Jerry married Theresa Beseau, and to this union two children were born; she survives of the home.

Jerry chased his passions across the country without straying far from his roots. Depending on the time of year, you could find him cooking breakfast in the duck blind watching for the 9 o'clock flight, in a tree waiting on a whitetail, or out on the water wetting a line and telling tales. If the fish were not biting, he enjoyed being in the pits at dirt tracks around the Midwest, in the field stirring up dust, or in the outfield at the ballpark cheering with family and friends.  Jerry loved working with his hands building pretty much anything he put his mind to. From tables and chairs to cedar chest and duck boats and all manner of things in between taking pride in a job well done.

Jerry is survived by his two sons, David (Jenny) Hamilton and Joseph H. (Suzanne) Hamilton III, both of Norborne; his three daughters, Carol (Wayne) Stevens of Norborne, Emily (Troy) Adams of Excelsior Springs, and Angie (Creighton) Sapp of Columbia; his nine grandchildren Meghan (Jake) Huffmon, Whitney Stevens, Katie Stevens, Hunter Hamilton, Jake Adams, Ellie Hamilton, Autumn Hamilton, Ollie Hamilton, Lathyn Sapp; and one great granddaughter, Charlotte Gibson, and two great grandchildren on the way. His two brothers Jack (Conny) Hockett of Warsaw, and Rusty (Marsha) Hamilton of Butler.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, two brothers, Bobby Joe Hamilton and Danny Hamilton, one sister, Carol Jean Heil, brother-in-law, Bob Heil and sister-in-law, Merlene Hamilton.