Born in Indianapolis, he was the son of Paul Wade Hamilton Jr. and Dorothy M. (Johnson) Hamilton.
A 1979 graduate of Eminence High School and a U.S. Navy veteran, he was a disabled American veteran and a member of Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church at Stilesville.
Surviving are his parents; brother Rodger Hamilton, Brazil, and brother Michael Hamilton, Stilesville.
He was preceded in death by sisters Nancy Lou and Sue Anne Hamilton.
Services will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Costin Funeral Chapel, Martinsville, with Elder Mervin Drake officiating. Burial will be in Stilesville Cemetery.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Wednesday and 2-3 p.m. Thursday.

