Robert "Glenn" Hamilton, 75, of Mauriceville, died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home.

Funeral services will be 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Chaplain Eric Cooley of River City Hospice.

Visitation will be held prior to the service, beginning at 4:00 p.m.

Born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on March 20, 1937, Glenn was the son of Morgan James and June Newton Hamilton. Glenn served for 4 years in the US Army and was a member of NEBF Local Union 479. He retired in 2001 after a 40 year career at DuPont Sabine River Works as an electrical consultant. His travels with the DuPont company included most of the United States, Mexico, Canada, and several European countries. He was an avid hunter, and he especially enjoyed hunting with his son William, dear friend Raymond Myers from Big Sandy, Texas, and late son Clay. Glenn was also an avid reader and he read countless books to his great-granddaughters, Chesleigh and Claylee.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Morgan James and June Hamilton; son, Clay Morgan Hamilton; and brother-in-law, Glenn Sanders.

Glenn is survived by his wife of 29 years, Gail Hamilton; sons, William Hamilton and wife Donna, Robert Allen Hamilton; daughter, Alicia Permenter; daughter-in-law, Lori Hamilton; grandchildren which he adored, Glenn "Buck" Hamilton and wife Tiffany, James Hamilton, Mary Hamilton, Conroy Graffagnino and wife Raylynn, Mandy Bass and husband Jerry; and great-grandchildren, Chesleigh Hamilton, Claylee Hamilton, Caleb Bass, Jacob Bass, and Dylan Graffagnino.

Also surviving are his sisters, June Ann Stringer and husband Merrill of Orange, Linda Sanders of Conroe; and numerous nieces and nephews.