Patricia
Patricia Ann Hamilton
d. August 21, 2021
Patricia Ann Hamilton, 80, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family on August 21, 2021.She was born in Elizabethton, TN, on February 10, 1941, and raised there during her early childhood by her grandfather, Mankin Frye. Eventually Patricia and her father, James R. "Boots" Beatty, settled in Aiken where she spent her teens.Living in Columbia in her 20s, Pat took a job as a secretary for Midlands Aviation, and promptly fell in love with her boss, Jim Hamilton. To know her was to love her, and after a little "dead bird blue" eyeshadow and a dropped lobster in her lap to really impress him, Jim had no choice but to fall madly in love with Pat, and they were married September 1 9 , 1966. Together they ran the company and raised five children, Jimmie, Jr., John, Dan, Kelly and Holly, in Lexington.As beautiful as Pat was on the outside, her true beauty lay beneath. She was a kind and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was an adventurer and she and Jim saw most of North America together in their many travels. She was a devourer of books, a lover of nature, a collector of fine Indian pots, nativity scenes, exquisite mineral specimens and anything that "caught her eye." An artist herself, she created stained glass artwork which is treasured by her family. She made each and every Christmas special. She knew how to laugh, and her smile lit up the room.
Pat accepted Jesus as her Savior on Sunday, May 13, 1979, and was baptized. She was active in the church serving the Lord, singing in her church choir and the
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Crusade Choir, and she had a particular love for preparing decorations for Vacation Bible School.
A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday, August 25th, at 11:00 am at Calvary Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery at 1:00 pm .Pat is survived by her husband of 55 years, Jim Hamilton; her children, John (Pam) Hamilton, Kelly Hamilton and Holly Hamilton; her grandchildren, Manda (Jeff) Barefoot, Kevin Crumpton, Drew Shuler, Carmen Patton and Jonathan (Christina) Hamilton; and her great-grandchildren: Alex, Caira, Ava, Alexi, Preston, Gavin, Landon, Bennett, D alyla , So fia , Charleston and Charlotte; her sister and brother, Heather (Ken) Bailey and David Beatty, and her adored cat, Sir Thomas of Winston , the AristoCAT who wears his tuxedo 24/7.
She has been reunited with her beloved sons, Jimmie Jr., and Daniel, her father and his wife , Aileen Beatty, her mother-in-law, Ollie Mae Turner, her grandfather, her dearest friends, Bill and Toni Slaughter, and a host of other loved family members and friends.The family would like to send special thanks to her caregivers, Ann Hartman, Teresa Fraiser, Tina Jones, Cindy Gardner, Debbie Dyson, Francis Vann and Liezel Marie Gepiga-Outlaw.Memorials may be made to honor her life to any of the following charities (or a charity of one's choice):US Church PlantingNew Life Baptist ChurchGreenlawn Baptist ChurchCalvary Baptist ChurchColumbia, SC 29205Gideons InternationalColumbia East CampPruittHealth HospiceArtillery OCS Heritage CenterShriners Hospitals for ChildrenSalvation ArmyOliver Gospel MissionRotary International CART Fund(Alzheimer's Research Trust Fund)Rotary Club of Columbia
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