Joann Barfield Hamilton, 87, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 15, 2024, at Southern Oaks Personal Care Home in Tifton. Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with Rev. Casey Spearman officiating. Mrs. Hamilton will be laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of the service.
Born January 24, 1937, in Tift County, Mrs. Hamilton was the daughter of the late George Barfield and Ethel Massey Barfield. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John Ralph Hamilton. Before retiring, she was a secretary at the University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station. She was a member of Believers Baptist Church in Tifton and enjoyed her visits with her pastor, Rev. Conway Harris.
Mrs. Hamilton is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law, Danny Ralph Hamilton and special friend, Lisa, of Mableton, Kenneth and Jackie Hamilton of Tifton and Troy and Sharon Hamilton of Fairmont; one daughter and son-in-law, Brenda Hamilton-Anderson and her husband, William “Bill” Anderson of Tifton; one brother, Johnny Barfield of Meredith, New Hampshire; eleven grandchildren; thirteen great-grandchildren; and her best friend from the seventh grade, Margaret Clements.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorial gifts may be made to Believers Baptist Church, 4767 Union Road, Tifton, GA 31794.