Teresa J. (Draney) Hamilton

Teresa J. (Draney) Hamilton, 59, longtime Moses Lake resident, passed away Friday, June 27, 2014 in Moses Lake after a short illness, surrounded by her family. A celebration of Teresa's life will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at the Moses Lake Presbyterian Church, 1142 W. Ivy with Dr. Paul Wagner officiating. Interment will be in Guarding Angels Cemetery, 2595 Road L. NE, Moses Lake. Please sign the online guestbook or leave a note for the family at www.kayserschapel.com. Arrangements are in care of Kayser's Chapel & Crematory.

Teresa was born March 10, 1955 in Moses Lake, WA to Sherman and Lillis Draney. She was raised and educated in Warden, WA. After high school graduation, she attended Big Bend Community College. She married Craig James Hamilton on December 20, 1975 at the Presbyterian Church in Moses Lake, where she continued to make her home. On March 19, 1981, their son, Derek James Hamilton was born.

Teresa recently retired from banking after 26 years. She enjoyed the daily relationships she had with so many clients of the bank, and the many co-workers who felt more like family to her.

Survivors include her son Derek of Moses Lake; sisters Donna (John) Timm; Patricia (David) Birkett; Kriss (Shawn) Shuler; brother James (Dori) Crouch; father & mother in law, James and Barbara Hamilton; brother in law, Mike (Krista) Hamilton; Nieces and nephews Jim (Debbie) Pond, Shelly (Steve) Johnson, James (Terry) Crouch II, Jon (Rycci) Crouch, David (Amber) Crouch, Joseph Crouch, Jeff Crouch; Brittany Birkett, Sara (Alex) Hill, Emily Shuler, Zachary Shuler, Jordan (Holli) Hamilton, Taylor Hamilton and many other aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband Craig and her parents Sherman and Lillis Draney.

The family thanks the staff of Golden Age Adult Family Home for the love and care shown to Teresa in her final days on this earth.

God saw you were getting tired,

And a cure was not to be,

So He put His arms around you

And whispered, "Come to Me"

With tearful eyes we watched you,

And saw you pass away,

Although we loved you dearly,

We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,

With loving hands at rest.

God broke our hearts to show us,

He only takes the best. (author unknown)