Bert Hamilton

Homegoing celebration for Bert Hamilton, 81, will be held Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Centennial Chapel of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home with Reverend Abraham Walton officiating.  Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur, Oklahoma.

Bert Hamilton Jr., the son of Bert and Inez Bennett Hamilton, was born in Sulphur, Oklahoma on August 26, 1944.  He was the third of eleven children.  Bert attended school in Sulphur.  Bert departed this life on December 20, 2025, in Oklahoma City.

At an early age, he united with the New Hope Baptist Church, in Sulphur, which was founded by his grandfather, the Reverend William Louis Bennett.  Bert loved horses and learned to train them.  He competed in rodeos as a bull rider.  He loved people and always sought to better lives of those around him and gave his best in whatever task before him.

He was a man of many talents; building and cooking were his expertise.  He designed, built and managed the Eldorado Private Club in Sulphur, renovated an old school bus into a rolling BBQ Pit on wheels that served all over Oklahoma City.  He loved BBQ and was named National BBQ King of 1976.  He was chosen from 297 national competitors.  He created Mama Inez Southern Fish-Fry breading, which was named in mom’s honor, along with other spices and sauces.  He invented grills for fish and BBQ.

His love for fashion led him to develop the pocket handkerchief holder.  He loved old gospel and the blues.  He could sing any Bobby Blue Bland song and sound like him.  He loved hearing his cousin, hall of famer Wayne Bennett, who played lead guitar.

Bert had lived in Las Vegas for over 40 years and enjoyed his time there with friends that included Redd Foxx; Joe Jackson; George Foreman; Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.  He returned to Oklahoma City in 2021.

Bert leaves to forever cherish precious memories, five daughters, Sherry Collins-Evans; Maria Jones (Willis); Carla Hardeman (Gary); Charlene Robinson and Victoria Hamilton; two sisters, Joann Moore (John); and Debra Woodard; a brother-in-law, Leonard Carter; 22 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, son Lorenzo; sisters, Ann, Mona, and Gloria; and brothers, James, Hearl, Curtis, David, and Eddie.

The funeral service will be Live-streamed on the Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home and Crematory Facebook page.  The page info is https://www.facebook.com/HarveyDouglasFH.

Services are entrusted to Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home where online condolences may be left at www.hdouglasfuneralhome.com.