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In Loving Memory of Barbara Jo Hamilton
Barbara Jo Hamilton was born on November 9, 1942 in Rainsboro, Ohio, to her mother, née Martha Leone Lucas married to Barbara's father, Virgil Ray Hamilton. Barbara's sisters included Sandra Marie, Janice Camille, and brother John Leland. She is survived by her brothers, Robert Lee and Danny Nicholas Kleinsteuber and her nieces, Lisa Gabrielle Salas and Melinda Frasher Huber, as well as her nephew, Brian Anthony Salas and great nephew, Lucas Jeffrey Huber.
Barbara died in Dayton, Ohio on August 7, 2025. She was much loved by her family and friends and will be greatly missed. Her ashes will be inurned without a service next to her beloved mother by Belton-Stroup Funeral Home at Byron Cemetery in Fairborn, Ohio. Barbara was a great lover of animals, with many pet dogs and cats through the years. Donations will be welcomed at these local animal rescue shelters:
Paw Patrol Dayton, Ohio: www.pawpatroldayton.com/donations
St. Francis Humane Society Huber Heights: www.stfrancishumanesociety.org/
Online condolences for the family may be made at www.beltonstroup.com
422 E. Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn, OH 45324
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