Funeral service for Jimmie D. Hamilton, 70, Lawton, will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at Centenary United Methodist Church with Dr. Norma Quinn and Rev. Lynn E. Brack officiating. Jimmie D. Hamilton, beloved husband, father and grandfather, of Lawton, died Saturday, June 28 at the age of 70. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. The family will greet friends from 6-8 pm Monday at the funeral home. Jim was born in Utica, New York, to Lemuel B. and Helen Ruth (Clinton) Hamilton. He grew up in Lawton and was a 1962 graduate of Lawton High School. He was an accomplished track sprinter at LHS where he was a member of three state championship teams under the direction of coach Jim Phillips. Jim was one of the athletes who helped transform LHS into the Home of Champions, when the school earned five state titles in five different sports during the same calendar year. During his senior year he was state champion in the 220 yard dash. He was also a member of five state champion relay teams. In total, he won 76 medals during his high school career. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1966 where he attended on an athletic scholarship. He was a two-time Big Eight champion in the mile relay and 440 yard relay. He was a three-year letterman and co-captain of the track team his senior year. While at OU he was a member of ROTC. Following graduation he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served in Yongsan, Korea, with the 8th Army Quartermaster Corps. He was honorably discharged in 1969. He married Sharon Haines at Centenary United Methodist Church in Lawton on April 8, 1967. After returning to Lawton following military service, he began his career as a teacher at Eisenhower High School. He was later invited by Principal Gene Rochelle to teach business classes and coach track and field and cross country at MacArthur High School. While at MHS, he earned his master's degree from the University of Oklahoma and served as chair of the business department. He worked at MHS for 27 years. He coached track teams to three state championships in 1982, 1983 and 1984 and two runners-up in 1974 and 1981. His 400 meter relay team set the state record time of 40.96 in 1983 at the state meet, a record that still stands today. In total, he coached 23 state champion athletes in 20 different events. He attended Centenary United Methodist Church and was a member of the Sooner O Club. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Oklahoma Cross Country Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1998. After retiring from MHS in 1998, he worked part-time as a bus driver for Lawton Public Schools, first as an activities driver then as a special needs driver. He loved the outdoors. He particularly enjoyed bass fishing, gardening, attending OU football games, watching movies and traveling with his family to explore national parks and historic sites in the western United States. He is survived by his wife, of the home; three children and their spouses, Dr. Matthew and Lynn Hamilton, Edmond, Julie and Steve Testerman, Lawton, and Dr. Mark and Amanda Hamilton, Crossroads, Texas; three grandchildren, Joshua Hamilton and Preston and Brooks Hamilton; two brothers, Roy Hamilton and wife Nancy, Lawton, and George Hamilton, San Diego, California; two sisters, Linda Whisenant and husband Bill, San Antonio, Texas, and Judy Hamilton, Aurora, Colorado. His parents preceded him in death. Memorial contributions may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, 704 SW D Avenue, Lawton OK 73501 or to the Gene Rochelle Outstanding Senior Scholarship Fund at MacArthur High School, 4400 E. Gore Blvd., Lawton OK 73501.