Garfield W. Hamilton

Funeral Services for Garfield W. Hamilton, 79, Winfield, KS resident will be held at 1:00 PM, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in the Concho Emergency Response Center in Concho, Officiated by Rev. Gerald Panana. The burial will follow in the Concho Cemetery in the Concho Reservation Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home in Clinton, OK.

A Traditional All Night Wake Service will be held starting at 7:00 PM, Wednesday, March 20, 2024, in the Concho Emergency Response Center.

Garfield West Hamilton was born February 7, 1945, to Alfred Hamilton and Juanita (Heap-of-Birds) Hamilton in Wichita, KS and passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Winfield Veterans Center in Winfield, KS.

Garfield was raised in Wichita, KS and graduated from Wichita High School in 1963. He continued his education as the Haskell Indian Nations University. He met his soon-to-be wife, Josephine Whiteskunk.

He enlisted in the U.S. Airforce February 7, 1968, and served in Vietnam for one year, February 1970, until February 1971. He served four years in the armed forces and was honorably discharged in 1972.

He was employed as an electrician by Boeing Aircraft in Kansas.

He has made his homes Kansas, Oklahoma City, OK, Weatherford, OK.

He was a member of the American Legion and the Veteran of Foreign Wars; he enjoyed playing competitive pool and bowling.

He is preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Robert Hamilton, and Fenton Hamilton.

He is survived by his son, Garfield Lee Hamilton, OKC, OK and daughter, Garnita Hamilton, Weatherford, OK and sister, Theda Hamilton, Weatherford, OK and brother, Norman Hamilton, of Florida.

He is also survived by several grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other family and friends.