Hamilton, Clyde R. "Ham", age 87 of North Canton passed away at home on May 1. Clyde was born in Guernsey County (Cambridge) to the late Frank J. and Ruth E. Robinson Hamilton on September 23, 1921. He was a 1938 graduate of Plainfield High School, a veteran of World War II in the Navy medical department as a pharmacist's mate and a graduate of the Navy's Neuro-Psychiatric Program at the University of Pennsylvania. Clyde was a member of Christ Presbyterian Church, American Legion, VFW, The Wilderness Center, Corpsmen United - USN and Ford Retirees. He was a life long reader of history and government. He was a devoted fan of the Cleveland Indians and The Ohio State University football teams. Coming to Massillon in 1940, he worked 8 years at Republic Steel, and then retired from Ford Motor Co. in Canton in 1984 after 36 years service. Preceded in death by his parents; wife Mary B. Marlatt Hamilton, whom he married December 24, 1947 and passed away September 26, 1999; sister Lucille Hamilton Shryock in 1995; and grandson Edward R. Hamilton, August 6, 1993. Clyde is survived by two sons: Lynn (Cheryl) Hamilton of North Canton and Larry (Linda) Hamilton of Jeffersonville, Ohio; three grandsons: Phillip Hamilton of North Canton, Mark and Stephen Hamilton of Jeffersonville, Ohio; one brother Paul (Bessie) Hamilton of Newcomerstown, Ohio; and special friend Madeline Yates. Funeral service will be Tuesday 10:30 A.M. in Christ Presbyterian Church with Rev. David deVries officiating. Interment will be in Fairfield Cemetery in West Lafayette, Ohio. Friends may call on Monday from 6- 8 PM in the Spiker-Foster-Shriver Funeral Home 4817 Cleveland Ave, N.W. and one hour prior to the service in the church parlor. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Christ Presbyterian Church 530 Tuscarawas St.,W. Canton, OH 44702 or The Wildreness Center 9877 Alabama Ave., SW Wilmont, OH 44689.