IRMA L. HAMILTON
Nov. 17, 1934-Jan. 26, 2016
Irma Leggett Hamilton, 81, passed away on Jan. 26, 2016.
She was born to the late Roy Gray Leggett and Georgie Johnson Leggett in Durham on Nov. 17, 1934. Born into this world as a preemie, she left a big impression on this world and her family.
She graduated from East Carolina. Her career was spent teaching elementary school-aged children at Swift Creek Elementary and in the Lexington, N.C., school system, leaving a positive impact on their lives. Irma enjoyed keeping up with everyone's birthdays, sending cards, writing letters, reading and researching about family history.
She is survived by her daughters, Julia Clarke and husband, Dr. Donald Keith Clarke; sisters, Mary Mashburn and husband, Wayne, Georgianna Green and husband, Eddie; grandchildren, Ryan Clarke and wife, Lydia Boyette, and Amy Clarke; and several cousins, nieces and one nephew. Her extended family was also very dear to her heart.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Arthur Hamilton, whom she married on Dec. 20, 1959 in Raleigh.
A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Mitchell Funeral Home Chapel, 7209 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh. A visitation will be at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Burial will immediately follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her memory to the Community Soup Kitchen of Goldsboro, www.communitysoupkitchen.org.
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Published in Obituaries on January 29, 2016 1:49 PM