Guy Wesley (Wes) Hamilton

Guy Wesley (Wes) Hamilton, AKA Dad, age 64, of West Fork (Hogeye), Arkansas, passed away Wednesday, November 21st, 2024. Born in Mesa, AZ, on July 5, 1960, to Betty Hurlocker (Hutchins), Wes was the middle of five children. At a young age, his family traveled from city to city and state to state until Betty met a man named Lester Hutchins in Colorado. Mr. Hutchins became the dad they all needed and moved the family to Brentwood, AR. Wes went to school in West Fork in 1967. He became an Eagle Scout, where he learned many valuable lessons. He graduated from West Fork High School in 1978 and went to work in the elevator trade, moving him to Lexington, OK, where he began to build his family. After gaining the skills necessary for his trade, he moved his family to Van Buren, AR, and continued to work in the elevator business until 1997. Though he may have struggled with some hardships early on and again later in his life, he always stayed faithful to two things: God and his family. Wes was an excellent mechanic and craftsman. There wasn’t a project he couldn’t manage or a problem he couldn’t solve. Aside from his family, Wes loved nothing more than hearing a good joke or telling one. He wanted everyone around him to be happy and had the most infectious laugh. He was also an avid reader, a lover of knowledge, and an enjoyer of sitting on the porch for fresh air and his signature cigarette. Dad, we love you, and you will forever be missed. Wes is preceded in death by his mother, Betty Hutchins; his dad, Lester (Les) Hutchins; his sister, Patricia (Trish) Hawkins; his brother, Alan Hamilton; and his nephew, Brian Thornsberry, AKA Coco. He is survived by his two sons, Jesse Hamilton and fiancé Sumer Boyle, and Justin Hamilton and wife Erynne; one daughter, Sydney Hamilton and fiancé Daniel Armijo; two granddaughters McKinzy Genn and Hadley Hamilton; a best friend, Kathy Julich; two sisters, Karen Duke and husband Michael, and Beverly Bolin; and three nephews, Travis Thornsberry, Carson Brandenburg, and Beau Zarate. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 7th, at 11 a.m. at the Greenland Church of Christ, with James Sizemore officiating. Online condolences may be left at www.siscofuneral.com.

Guy Wesley (Wes) Hamilton

July 5, 1960 - November 21, 2024