Kathryn Jean Hamilton, 17, 136 Ray Cates Lane, Hampton, passed away peacefully, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the residence of her grandparents: Boyd & Paula Smith following an 18 month battle with Brain Cancer. She was born in Chesapeake, Virginia but had lived in Hampton for a number of years. Kathryn was a Junior at Hampton High School. She was a member of "Young Life". She was a member of Oak Street Baptist Church.
Survivors include her father: Michael Fitzgerald and wife Lori, Chesapeake, Virginia. Her Mother: Angela Hamilton Pfuntner, Portsmouth, Virginia. Four Brothers: Logan Holmes, Portsmouth, Virginia, Shawn Michael , John Robert and James Michael Fitzgerald, all of Chesapeake, Virginia. Her Paternal Great Grandmother: Eleanor Faye Culpepper, Chesapeake, Virginia. Several Aunts, Uncles & Cousins.
A Service to celebrate the life of Kathryn Hamilton will be conducted at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Bruce Hendrich officiating. Interment will follow in the Rittertown Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to the Doctors and Staff of St. Jude Children's Hospital affiliate at Johnson City Medical Center, the staff of Mountain States Hospice and the faculty & student body of Hampton High School. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Friends may also visit with the family at the residence of her grandparents, Boyd & Paula Smith, 136 Ray Cates Lane, Hampton. Condolences may be e-mailed to mfc@chartertn.net.
Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Hamilton family