Eugene J. Hamilton, 86, of Dubach, died Monday, April 24, 2006 at Lincoln General Hospital, Ruston, LA following a short illness. Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, April 25, 2006 in the First Baptist Church of Dubach with the Rev. Terry Gainey, Rev. Barry Joyner, Rev. Dayton Doughty, and Rev. Connie Ward officiating. Visitation will immediately follow the memorial service. Private burial will be in the Hamilton Memorial Cemetery in Dubach under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston. Mr. Hamilton, a native of Dubach, was a retired co-owner of Hamilton & Son≠s Grocery. He was a 1943 graduate of Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and a World War II, U. S. Army veteran serving in China and India. He was a Deacon of First Baptist Church of Dubach and served as a Sunday School teacher and was Sunday School Superintendent and Training Union Director for many years. On his 80th birthday, he was honored by the town of Dubach and was presented a key to the city. He was preceded in death by his parents, J. C. and Emma Smith Hamilton and brother James P. Hamilton all of Dubach, LA.