Hubert H. Hamilton

Hubert H. Hamilton, 94, of Pleasant Plain, passed away Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Colonial Manor of Amana following a brief illness.

A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 14, 2025 at Antioch Cemetery, rural Fairfield. Memorials may be made to Wounded Warriors in care of 1012 Sunny Lane, Fairfield, Iowa 52556. Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield is assisting the family.

Hugh was born April 19, 1930 in Fairfield, to Clarence Wayne and Florence (Welch) Hamilton.

He was a veteran of the US Army and served as a medic in the Korean War.

Hugh held several jobs over his 94+ years, including a Tip-Top bakery delivery truck, a manager of a gas station (Omaha), a dump truck driver (Dallas), and most of his later years as a long-haul truck driver both privately and for local carriers.

In Dallas is where he met his then to be wife, Mary. They shared a 28-year union until her untimely passing in 1988.

He was a lifetime friend to animals of every kind, and particularly had a love of horses, dogs and cats.

Hugh enjoyed trees, especially apple, pear and the somewhat rare persimmon. Asking Hugh to consider cutting down a tree was a task not for the faint of heart.

Hugh was an avid reader and enjoyed many of the Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey westerns and several periodicals.

He is survived by his daughters, Amy (Jim) Johnson, Fairfield; Martha (Marty) Symmonds, North Liberty, Iowa and Nancy Hamilton, Little Rock, Arkansas; as well as grandchildren, Conner (Kethra) Johnson, Cheyten Johnson, Corey, Kira and Alaina Symmonds and two great-grandchildren, Leta and Calvin McCoy.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Mary (Clements) Hamilton; brothers, Kenneth Hamilton of Omaha and Dale Hamilton of Chicago.