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Howard Paul Hinton

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Howard Paul Hinton

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23 Jul 2008 (aged 78)
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Sunray, Moore County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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DUMAS - Howard Paul Hinton, 78, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Amarillo.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Ed Rogers, retired minister, officiating. Private burial will be in Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sunray by Morrison Funeral Directors.

Howard Hinton was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Indianola, Okla., to I.G. and Myrtle Hinton. He moved from Oklahoma to Sunray in 1942. He attended Sunray High School, where he was a member of the school's first football team. Howard married Caroline Worst of Sunray, and they recently celebrated their 59th anniversary. He was a former resident of Gruver, where he farmed. He was the first meter prover with Diamond Shamrock. In 1995, he retired as superintendent of pipelines and terminals after a 41-year career.

Howard loved to fish, hunt, work on "his place," work with children at church and backpack with his grandchildren. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 1009, where he served as Deputy Grand Master, and was a deacon of First Baptist Church.

The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation to the doctors and nurses of BSA Hospice and BSA Hospital.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Viola Richardson, in 2007.

Survivors include his wife, Caroline; three daughters, Stephanie Petersen of Grass Valley, Calif., Starrla Myers and husband Cody of Amarillo and Shelley Beedy and husband Kyle of Flower Mound; a son, John Hinton and wife Karen of Weatherford; seven grandchildren, Kaci and Holt Myers, Ashley and Avery Beedy, Caitlin Petersen and Tristan and Hunter Hinton; a sister, June Howard of Deer Park; and countless other relatives and friends.

The family suggests memorials be to Texas Baptist Men, BGCT, 333 N. Washington Ave., Dallas, TX 75246; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.

Family visitation will be from

6:30 to 8 p.m. today in First Baptist Church parlor. Please use east entrance.

The family will be at 109 Ted St. in Dumas. There will be a visitation for family and friends in First Baptist Church fellowship hall immediately after the service.

Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com.

Amarillo Globe-News, July 25, 2008

DUMAS - Howard Paul Hinton, 78, died Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Amarillo.

Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Ed Rogers, retired minister, officiating. Private burial will be in Lane Memorial Cemetery in Sunray by Morrison Funeral Directors.

Howard Hinton was born Sept. 4, 1929, in Indianola, Okla., to I.G. and Myrtle Hinton. He moved from Oklahoma to Sunray in 1942. He attended Sunray High School, where he was a member of the school's first football team. Howard married Caroline Worst of Sunray, and they recently celebrated their 59th anniversary. He was a former resident of Gruver, where he farmed. He was the first meter prover with Diamond Shamrock. In 1995, he retired as superintendent of pipelines and terminals after a 41-year career.

Howard loved to fish, hunt, work on "his place," work with children at church and backpack with his grandchildren. He was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 1009, where he served as Deputy Grand Master, and was a deacon of First Baptist Church.

The family wishes to express their deepest appreciation to the doctors and nurses of BSA Hospice and BSA Hospital.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Viola Richardson, in 2007.

Survivors include his wife, Caroline; three daughters, Stephanie Petersen of Grass Valley, Calif., Starrla Myers and husband Cody of Amarillo and Shelley Beedy and husband Kyle of Flower Mound; a son, John Hinton and wife Karen of Weatherford; seven grandchildren, Kaci and Holt Myers, Ashley and Avery Beedy, Caitlin Petersen and Tristan and Hunter Hinton; a sister, June Howard of Deer Park; and countless other relatives and friends.

The family suggests memorials be to Texas Baptist Men, BGCT, 333 N. Washington Ave., Dallas, TX 75246; or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79105.

Family visitation will be from

6:30 to 8 p.m. today in First Baptist Church parlor. Please use east entrance.

The family will be at 109 Ted St. in Dumas. There will be a visitation for family and friends in First Baptist Church fellowship hall immediately after the service.

Sign the online guest book at www.morrisonfuneraldirectors.com.

Amarillo Globe-News, July 25, 2008



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