Helen Virginia Hamilton

STOW- Virginia "Ginny" Hamilton, 82, died December 15, 2015.

Born in Orrville, OH, she had lived in Stow since 1960 and was an Optometry Assistant at Kent Optometry retiring in 1998.

Preceded in death by her parents Fred and Hazel (Wakefield) Forney, and brother Raymond Forney, she is survived by her husband of 58 years, Earl W.; daughters Julie (Dan) Lasley of Cordova, TN, Jill (Gene) Donatell of Lebanon, OH, Jodi (Steven) Keller of Streetsboro, OH; son Jeff (Rose) Hamilton of Brooksville, FL; 11 grandhildren; 5 great-grandchildren.

Friends may call Friday 7-8 PM at Redmon Funeral Home where Rev. Mike Freeman will conduct a Memorial service at 8 PM Friday. Private burial at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Alzheimer's Assn., 70 W. Streetsboro St., Suite 201, Hudson, OH 44236 or Crohn's and Colitis Fndn., 4700 Rockside Rd., Ste. 425, Independence, OH 44131.