Frances (Epperly) Hamilton was born December 3, 1925, in Hydro, Oklahoma to William "Bill" and Elverda (Cox) Epperly and passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years, 1 month, and 27 days.

Frances was raised south of Hydro and attended the Excelsior Rural School for 5 years before attending the Hydro Public Schools and graduated in 1943. She worked at Bob Carruth Chevrolet and later at H & R Block. On November 15, 1947, Frances married Gale Dean Hamilton in Rockwall, Texas. They made their home in Hydro before moving to Yukon, Oklahoma in 1961. They returned to Hydro in 1975.   Frances was an active member of the First United Methodist Church of Hydro. She was a member of the United Methodist Women, Ruth Circle, and Hydro Garden Club. Frances was the church treasurer for many years, and a board member of the Hydro Public Library. She enjoyed traveling, reading, growing flowers and yard work, ceramics, sewing, and attending grandkids' and great-grandkids' activities. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church or to the Hydro First Responders.

Frances is survived by two daughters, Diane Woods of Hydro, Oklahoma and Donna Lawles and husband, Chris, of Hydro, Oklahoma; four grandchildren, Mike Woods and wife, Shelbi, of Hydro, Oklahoma, Jason Lawles and wife, Amber, of Weatherford, Oklahoma, Kelly Sharry and husband, Landon, of Hinton, Oklahoma, and Kyle Lawles and wife, Natalie, of Canyon, Texas; nine great-grandchildren, Creden and Oakli Woods, Bayli, Bentli and Blayke Lawles, Aspen and Braydon Sharry, and Mason and Maddox Lawles; sister-in-law, Sylvia Cox of Hydro, Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one brother, Jean Epperly; and a son-in-law, Dale Woods.