Beth Bright Hamilton passed away on November 18, 2019 at the age of 91. She was born on February 28, 1928 in Iola, Kansas to the late William D. and Bertrice Avo (Jeffers) Bright.
Beth married Maurice E. Hamilton in 1949 and while he was in the Army, they lived on both the East and West coasts of the United States and also in Germany. Eventually, they made their way to Portland, Oregon where she lived in the same home for over 50 years. She worked in the medical field most of her career and retired from Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital in 1993. Although an avid reader and crossword enthusiast, what she loved to do most was dance and enjoyed many hours of square dancing.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, “Bud” Hamilton in 1980, and her only sibling, Ruth Bright Orrison in 1992 and is survived by Ruth’s daughter, Debbie. Burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland, Oregon next to her husband.