Carolyn Spradley Hamilton

Mrs. Carolyn Patricia Spradley Hamilton, 68, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Carolyn was a lifelong resident of Aiken, daughter of the late Frank Tony and Blondell Rish Spradley.

Carolyn was the youngest of four siblings, the long-awaited baby girl of three older brothers. After graduating from the University of South Carolina Aiken with a Bachelor’s in Education, she began her teaching career at Vaucluse Elementary. After over 30 years of teaching, she retired from Byrd Elementary. She had a passion for teaching and loving her students. Carolyn loved Jesus with an unwavering trust through her many battles with a rare form of cancer for 23 years, that took much from her including her sense of smell. Carolyn was a fighter and fought a long hard battle to be with her loved ones here on Earth. During her life she was a devoted wife, loving mother, and cherished grandmother. She enjoyed family history, sitting with family talking about all of the good times. She loved to crochet and listen to music on long rides in the countryside holding her loving husband’s hand. Carolyn is now fully healed with her Lord and Savior and able to smell the flowers she loved so much. She is reunited with so many of those who have gone before her. To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Carolyn is survived by her beloved husband, Edward Russell Hamilton; daughter, Rebecca Leanna (Christian) Judy, Aiken; sons, Adam Edward Hamilton, Aiken, and Edward Russell (Allyson) Hamilton, Jr., Aiken; grandchildren, Ellen Paisley Judy, Emelia Charis Judy, Elijah Hamilton Judy, and Henry Russell Hamilton; brothers, Frank Tony Spradley, Jr., Aiken, Cyrus Spradley, Aiken, and Jerry Spradley, Aiken.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, June 6, 2025, in the funeral home chapel with Pastors Paul Hamilton and Phillip Hamilton officiating. Interment will follow in Aiken Memorial Gardens.

Memorials may be directed to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital (www.stjude.org), or to the Shriners Children’s Hospital (www.shrinerschildrens.org).

A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 PM Thursday, June 5, 2025, at SHELLHOUSE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 924 HAYNE AVE., AIKEN, SC

Carolyn’s online guest may be signed by visiting www.shellhousefuneralhome.com