Wally was the seventh child born to James Campbell Green Hamilton and Eliza VaMeryl Jensen. He was always proud of the fact that he was born on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and once wrote a school paper comparing himself to Lincoln in that they were both born in a log cabin. He graduated from Shelley High in 1954 and served in the West Central States Mission from 1956 to 1958 in the Black Hills of South Dakota and in Shelby, MT. He married Joan McKie on June 10, 1959, in Idaho Falls Temple. He graduated from Ricks College then from Utah State University in 1963 with a Bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in English. He taught Jr. High English, then two years of seminary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before going into library science and serving three years as librarian at Murray High School. In the spring of 1968, his Aunt Dora Jensen retired as librarian of Shelley High School and Waldo got her job. After Joan died, Wally married Marilyn Draper Fielding. They were later divorced. On September 26, 1992, he married Elaine Georgeson Smith in Idaho Falls Temple. He retired in June of 1998 after serving over thirty years as Shelley High School Librarian. He and Elaine served two missions together for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One in Macon, GA, and the other as directors of the Family History Center in Idaho Falls. Survivors beside Elaine included: son Joe (Jackie) Hamilton of Idaho Falls; Kent (Beverly) Hamilton of Albuquerque, NM; and 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services held January 18th at Shelley First Ward Chapel at 184 North Park Avenue. Bishop Randy Lundquist officiated.
Wally was the seventh child born to James Campbell Green Hamilton and Eliza VaMeryl Jensen. He was always proud of the fact that he was born on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and once wrote a school paper comparing himself to Lincoln in that they were both born in a log cabin. He graduated from Shelley High in 1954 and served in the West Central States Mission from 1956 to 1958 in the Black Hills of South Dakota and in Shelby, MT. He married Joan McKie on June 10, 1959, in Idaho Falls Temple. He graduated from Ricks College then from Utah State University in 1963 with a Bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in English. He taught Jr. High English, then two years of seminary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, before going into library science and serving three years as librarian at Murray High School. In the spring of 1968, his Aunt Dora Jensen retired as librarian of Shelley High School and Waldo got her job. After Joan died, Wally married Marilyn Draper Fielding. They were later divorced. On September 26, 1992, he married Elaine Georgeson Smith in Idaho Falls Temple. He retired in June of 1998 after serving over thirty years as Shelley High School Librarian. He and Elaine served two missions together for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. One in Macon, GA, and the other as directors of the Family History Center in Idaho Falls. Survivors beside Elaine included: son Joe (Jackie) Hamilton of Idaho Falls; Kent (Beverly) Hamilton of Albuquerque, NM; and 3 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services held January 18th at Shelley First Ward Chapel at 184 North Park Avenue. Bishop Randy Lundquist officiated.
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