Jean D. Hamilton, 68, of Fenelton died at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday at her home after an illness.

Born Oct. 26, 1937, in Rimersburg, she was the daughter of the late George W. and Martha Annice Peters Smith.

She was a retired nurses aide at Outlook Pointe and the VNA.

Surviving are four daughters, Mary Ford of Prospect, Susan Heitzenrater of Fenelton, Mrs. Donald (Robin) Daugherty of East Butler and Mrs. Blace (Glenda) Bowser of Butler; two sons, Harry "Bud" Hamilton of Fenelton and Robert Hamilton of Cabot; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Asister, Lavina Kates of Biloxi, Miss., also survives.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry J. Hamilton, who died March 6, 2005; two grandsons; two sisters and a brother.

<B>HAMILTON </B>— Friends of Jean D. Hamilton, who died Tuesday, July 11, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, 127 W. Jefferson St. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home with Rev. James Lynn, pastor of the Butler Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Mount Chestnut.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.