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Missing you still, Donna ... always. You were such a wonderful, important part of my life.
Kathleen Ann Jones
January 15, 2025 | Friend


Oakland, California
Donna Ruth Hamilton July 20, 1948 - Dec. 28, 2012 Resident of Oakland Donna was born in Fresno, CA to Rev. Leo W. Hamilton and Veryl Hamilton. The family lived in both California and Nevada as Donna was growing up, as her father served in various locations for the United Methodist Church. She...
Read MoreMissing you still, Donna ... always. You were such a wonderful, important part of my life.
Kathleen Ann Jones
January 15, 2025 | Friend
Hymn Society events will not be the same without Donna but we will forge ahead in her memory. I so enjoyed working with Donna on the executive and especially appreciated all her work for the Berkley conference. It was great to be in her home. She was an inspiration to all of us.
Sharon Beckstead
March 28, 2013 | Toronto, ON

Hymn Society Annual Conference will not be the same without Donna. I had the privilege of serving on Executive Committee with her as well as sharing Annual Conferences with her. Her joy and enthusiasm were contagious. I am sure she is singing hymns in heaven!
Karen Bellimer
February 04, 2013 | Syracuse, NY
Donna was one of the folks in the Hymn Society who made us, as non-professional, sort of hymn groupies, feel a real part of the society at the many conferences we attended over the years we have known her. We are saddened by the news of her death. We'll really miss her and hope to meet up with her again some day in that great celestial chorus!
Bill and Jenny Pate
February 04, 2013 | Springfield, VA
It was my honor to work with Donna on the Executive Committee of The Hymn Society. I will always remember her enthusiasm, beautiful smile, and boundless energy. My prayers are with you.
Beverly Howard
February 01, 2013 | Riverside, CA
My wife and I are holding Donna's family in our prayers. She was one of our Hymn Society friends, whom we would see every year at the annual conference. Congregational song in her parish and far beyond was enriched by her presence, and we will be consoled in her absence by her song in our hearts.
James & Kathleen Hart Brumm
January 31, 2013 | DeFreestville, NY
Donna was an inspiration to all of us who attend the annual Hymn Society conferences in the way she was facing her illness with courage and faith, always greeting us with a ready smile. Her presence will be missed. The conference she helped plan and administer in Berkeley a few years ago was one of our best. My sympathy to her family and all who loved her as a friend and collegue.
Mary Nelson Keithahn
January 31, 2013 | Rapid City, SD
Remembering Donna with great fondness for her welcoming smile and friendly greeting at every meeting of The Hymn Society. Her geniune love of hymns spilled over to everyone around her. She will be missed, but a great lover of singing has joined the heavenly choir.
David Eicher
January 31, 2013 | Louisville, KY
We remember Donna from our years of coming to Annual Conference. Our thoughts and prayers are with her husband and family
Tom and Linda Patrick
January 24, 2013 | Vacaville, CA