Palatka - Bobby Brown Hinton, 76, of Palatka, FL, died November 20, 2014, in Orange Park, FL. Bobby was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on October 31, 2014. He died from complications following treatment at Orange Park Medical Center.
Bobby was born September 12, 1938, in Camden, AR, to Mary Agnes Hammond and Frank Berry Hinton. Bobby graduated from Ruston High School in 1956 and Louisiana Tech University in 1961, both in Ruston, LA. He had a football scholarship where he played tackle for Joe Aillet, where he was a member of the 1958 Gulf Coast Conference championship team.
He had various engineering jobs in Louisiana and Texas after graduation. He moved to Palatka, FL, in 1965 to work for Hudson Pulp and Paper until 1977. He met his wife Renn, a former teacher at Mosley Elementary, in Palatka in 1969. They married on August 22, 1971, at the annual Stancil Family Reunion in Johnston County, NC. Bobby was a volunteer fireman in East Palatka, FL for four years.
After relocating to Burlington, KY, he worked for Equitable Bag and Crescent Paper Tube before working for Stone Container for 12 years in Louisville, KY; Wellsburg, WV; Hialeah, FL; Tolleson, AZ; Hodge, LA; and Cantonment, FL. He retired in 2001. He and his wife returned to Palatka, FL, in 2002, to live in the first home they purchased in 1975.
Bobby was interested in home design, woodworking, grilling, watching 'The Woodwright's Shop,' listening to classical music, 'Car Talk,' 'Prairie Home Companion' and The Puzzlemaster Will Shortz on NPR; playing music, painting, drawing, photography, reading and blacksmithing. He grew up listening to the St. Cardinals broadcasts on the radio as a child. He loved visiting with cousins, friends and other relatives, talking about religion, philosophy, science and other topics.
He was a member of the Disciples of Christ churches at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL; Erlanger Christian Church in Erlanger, KY; Beargrass Christian Church in Louisville, KY; First Christian Church in Wheeling, WV; First Christian Church in Pensacola, FL; and again First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Jay Benjamin Hinton and sister-in-law Georgeanne Stancil Schore.
He is survived by wife of 43 years, Renn Stancil Hinton; children, Darcee Hinton Sams (Jimmy) of Pensacola, FL; Kip Austin Hinton (Amalia Ortiz) of Harlingen, TX; Ty Alexander Hinton of Palatka, FL; Brent Ashley Hinton of Pensacola, FL; and Coree Anne Hinton of St. Thomas, USVI; brother Richard Berry Hinton (Alice Marie) of Frisco, TX; sister Bette Hinton Martensen of Arlington, TX; brothers-in-law Glenn Schore of Ocala, FL; Hale Ralph Stancil (Becky) of Ocala, FL; and William Harold Stancil (Kim Brown) of Ocala, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial honoring his life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2014, at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. Memorials can be sent to First Christian Church in his honor at 1908 SE Fort King St., Ocala, FL 34471-2529.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from Nov. 24 to Nov. 25, 2014
Bobby was born September 12, 1938, in Camden, AR, to Mary Agnes Hammond and Frank Berry Hinton. Bobby graduated from Ruston High School in 1956 and Louisiana Tech University in 1961, both in Ruston, LA. He had a football scholarship where he played tackle for Joe Aillet, where he was a member of the 1958 Gulf Coast Conference championship team.
He had various engineering jobs in Louisiana and Texas after graduation. He moved to Palatka, FL, in 1965 to work for Hudson Pulp and Paper until 1977. He met his wife Renn, a former teacher at Mosley Elementary, in Palatka in 1969. They married on August 22, 1971, at the annual Stancil Family Reunion in Johnston County, NC. Bobby was a volunteer fireman in East Palatka, FL for four years.
After relocating to Burlington, KY, he worked for Equitable Bag and Crescent Paper Tube before working for Stone Container for 12 years in Louisville, KY; Wellsburg, WV; Hialeah, FL; Tolleson, AZ; Hodge, LA; and Cantonment, FL. He retired in 2001. He and his wife returned to Palatka, FL, in 2002, to live in the first home they purchased in 1975.
Bobby was interested in home design, woodworking, grilling, watching 'The Woodwright's Shop,' listening to classical music, 'Car Talk,' 'Prairie Home Companion' and The Puzzlemaster Will Shortz on NPR; playing music, painting, drawing, photography, reading and blacksmithing. He grew up listening to the St. Cardinals broadcasts on the radio as a child. He loved visiting with cousins, friends and other relatives, talking about religion, philosophy, science and other topics.
He was a member of the Disciples of Christ churches at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL; Erlanger Christian Church in Erlanger, KY; Beargrass Christian Church in Louisville, KY; First Christian Church in Wheeling, WV; First Christian Church in Pensacola, FL; and again First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Jay Benjamin Hinton and sister-in-law Georgeanne Stancil Schore.
He is survived by wife of 43 years, Renn Stancil Hinton; children, Darcee Hinton Sams (Jimmy) of Pensacola, FL; Kip Austin Hinton (Amalia Ortiz) of Harlingen, TX; Ty Alexander Hinton of Palatka, FL; Brent Ashley Hinton of Pensacola, FL; and Coree Anne Hinton of St. Thomas, USVI; brother Richard Berry Hinton (Alice Marie) of Frisco, TX; sister Bette Hinton Martensen of Arlington, TX; brothers-in-law Glenn Schore of Ocala, FL; Hale Ralph Stancil (Becky) of Ocala, FL; and William Harold Stancil (Kim Brown) of Ocala, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial honoring his life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2014, at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. Memorials can be sent to First Christian Church in his honor at 1908 SE Fort King St., Ocala, FL 34471-2529.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from Nov. 24 to Nov. 25, 2014
Palatka - Bobby Brown Hinton, 76, of Palatka, FL, died November 20, 2014, in Orange Park, FL. Bobby was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on October 31, 2014. He died from complications following treatment at Orange Park Medical Center.
Bobby was born September 12, 1938, in Camden, AR, to Mary Agnes Hammond and Frank Berry Hinton. Bobby graduated from Ruston High School in 1956 and Louisiana Tech University in 1961, both in Ruston, LA. He had a football scholarship where he played tackle for Joe Aillet, where he was a member of the 1958 Gulf Coast Conference championship team.
He had various engineering jobs in Louisiana and Texas after graduation. He moved to Palatka, FL, in 1965 to work for Hudson Pulp and Paper until 1977. He met his wife Renn, a former teacher at Mosley Elementary, in Palatka in 1969. They married on August 22, 1971, at the annual Stancil Family Reunion in Johnston County, NC. Bobby was a volunteer fireman in East Palatka, FL for four years.
After relocating to Burlington, KY, he worked for Equitable Bag and Crescent Paper Tube before working for Stone Container for 12 years in Louisville, KY; Wellsburg, WV; Hialeah, FL; Tolleson, AZ; Hodge, LA; and Cantonment, FL. He retired in 2001. He and his wife returned to Palatka, FL, in 2002, to live in the first home they purchased in 1975.
Bobby was interested in home design, woodworking, grilling, watching 'The Woodwright's Shop,' listening to classical music, 'Car Talk,' 'Prairie Home Companion' and The Puzzlemaster Will Shortz on NPR; playing music, painting, drawing, photography, reading and blacksmithing. He grew up listening to the St. Cardinals broadcasts on the radio as a child. He loved visiting with cousins, friends and other relatives, talking about religion, philosophy, science and other topics.
He was a member of the Disciples of Christ churches at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL; Erlanger Christian Church in Erlanger, KY; Beargrass Christian Church in Louisville, KY; First Christian Church in Wheeling, WV; First Christian Church in Pensacola, FL; and again First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Jay Benjamin Hinton and sister-in-law Georgeanne Stancil Schore.
He is survived by wife of 43 years, Renn Stancil Hinton; children, Darcee Hinton Sams (Jimmy) of Pensacola, FL; Kip Austin Hinton (Amalia Ortiz) of Harlingen, TX; Ty Alexander Hinton of Palatka, FL; Brent Ashley Hinton of Pensacola, FL; and Coree Anne Hinton of St. Thomas, USVI; brother Richard Berry Hinton (Alice Marie) of Frisco, TX; sister Bette Hinton Martensen of Arlington, TX; brothers-in-law Glenn Schore of Ocala, FL; Hale Ralph Stancil (Becky) of Ocala, FL; and William Harold Stancil (Kim Brown) of Ocala, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial honoring his life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2014, at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. Memorials can be sent to First Christian Church in his honor at 1908 SE Fort King St., Ocala, FL 34471-2529.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from Nov. 24 to Nov. 25, 2014
Bobby was born September 12, 1938, in Camden, AR, to Mary Agnes Hammond and Frank Berry Hinton. Bobby graduated from Ruston High School in 1956 and Louisiana Tech University in 1961, both in Ruston, LA. He had a football scholarship where he played tackle for Joe Aillet, where he was a member of the 1958 Gulf Coast Conference championship team.
He had various engineering jobs in Louisiana and Texas after graduation. He moved to Palatka, FL, in 1965 to work for Hudson Pulp and Paper until 1977. He met his wife Renn, a former teacher at Mosley Elementary, in Palatka in 1969. They married on August 22, 1971, at the annual Stancil Family Reunion in Johnston County, NC. Bobby was a volunteer fireman in East Palatka, FL for four years.
After relocating to Burlington, KY, he worked for Equitable Bag and Crescent Paper Tube before working for Stone Container for 12 years in Louisville, KY; Wellsburg, WV; Hialeah, FL; Tolleson, AZ; Hodge, LA; and Cantonment, FL. He retired in 2001. He and his wife returned to Palatka, FL, in 2002, to live in the first home they purchased in 1975.
Bobby was interested in home design, woodworking, grilling, watching 'The Woodwright's Shop,' listening to classical music, 'Car Talk,' 'Prairie Home Companion' and The Puzzlemaster Will Shortz on NPR; playing music, painting, drawing, photography, reading and blacksmithing. He grew up listening to the St. Cardinals broadcasts on the radio as a child. He loved visiting with cousins, friends and other relatives, talking about religion, philosophy, science and other topics.
He was a member of the Disciples of Christ churches at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL; Erlanger Christian Church in Erlanger, KY; Beargrass Christian Church in Louisville, KY; First Christian Church in Wheeling, WV; First Christian Church in Pensacola, FL; and again First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. He was a deacon and Sunday school teacher.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son Jay Benjamin Hinton and sister-in-law Georgeanne Stancil Schore.
He is survived by wife of 43 years, Renn Stancil Hinton; children, Darcee Hinton Sams (Jimmy) of Pensacola, FL; Kip Austin Hinton (Amalia Ortiz) of Harlingen, TX; Ty Alexander Hinton of Palatka, FL; Brent Ashley Hinton of Pensacola, FL; and Coree Anne Hinton of St. Thomas, USVI; brother Richard Berry Hinton (Alice Marie) of Frisco, TX; sister Bette Hinton Martensen of Arlington, TX; brothers-in-law Glenn Schore of Ocala, FL; Hale Ralph Stancil (Becky) of Ocala, FL; and William Harold Stancil (Kim Brown) of Ocala, FL; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial honoring his life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, November 24, 2014, at First Christian Church in Ocala, FL. Memorials can be sent to First Christian Church in his honor at 1908 SE Fort King St., Ocala, FL 34471-2529.
Published in Ocala Star-Banner from Nov. 24 to Nov. 25, 2014
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