Mr. Joseph Benjamin Hamilton, age 98 of Lebanon, KY, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at his residence. He was born on August 10, 1915 in Lebanon, KY. Mr. Hamilton was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Martha Young Hamilton.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Lancaster Hamilton, of Lebanon, KY; son, Bill (Susan) Hamilton, of Bardstown, KY; five daughters, Mary Kay (Leon) Mayo, of Harrodsburg, KY, Mahala (Pat) Mattingly, of Lebanon, KY, Virginia "Sugar" Hamilton, of Lebanon, KY; Beth (Ed) Lorenz, of Newport, KY; Jo Marie (Ed) Lammy, of Danville, KY; three sisters, Frances Leachman, of Lebanon, KY, Flaget Raby, of Louisville, KY, Dorothy Jacobson, of Augusta, GA. Also surviving are fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 3, 2014 at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Interment to follow in the church cemetery.

Visitations will be held after 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Bosley Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 Sunday evening by Deacon Joe Dant.