DOROTHY HAMILTON

December 29, 1932 - February 6, 2013

Dorothy Hamilton, 80, of Kankakee, IL, died Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Riverside Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday, February 13, 2013 from 10:00 A.M. until time of Funeral Services at 11:00 A.M. at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor C. Ramónt Morris will officiate. Burial will be in Kankakee Memorial Gardens. Dorothy Hamilton was born December 29, 1932 in Kankakee, IL to Samuel and Annabell Walker Johnson. She was a faithful member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, co-founded by her parents, where she attended regularly until her health would no longer permit her. However her soul remained anchored in her faith.,br> Ms. Hamilton had been employed with Manteno State Hospital for over 20 years. She enjoyed needlepoint, gardening and fishing. She leaves to cherish her memory, four daughters, Vellmon Johnson, Marion McNair and Betty Jean Williams, all of Kankakee, IL and Rosalind Reggans of Chicago, IL; one son, Dellmon Johnson of Kankakee, IL; one stepson, Eddie â€Å"Tab†White of Kankakee, IL and a surrogate son, Phillip Gathing of Chicago, IL; three brothers and one sister-in-law, Oscar and Sheila Johnson of Moses Lake, Washington, Robert â€Å"Bob†Johnson of Jackson, MI and Ural Johnson of Kankakee, IL; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Ronald â€Å"Regis†Johnson and four brothers, Solomon, Samuel, Preston and William Johnson.