Obituaries: Mrs. L. B. Hinton, 1957, Winn Parish, LA.
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: June 27, 1957 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Last Rites For Mrs. L. B. Hinton At Hebron Church

Mrs. L. B. Hinton, 79 « year old Winn resident, died June 21 at 12 o'clock
while visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. G. Hudson, in West Monroe.  She was the
widow of the late L. B. Hinton of Sikes, who died four years ago.

Mrs. Hinton had been in ill health several years and had a stroke a week
before she died.  A native of Downsville, La., she had lived in Winn Parish
more than 50 years.  She was a member of Hebron Baptist church and of Rosemary
Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Mrs. Hinton was the last of the Winberry family.  All of her brothers and
sisters had preceded her in death.

Services were held in the Hebron Baptist Church with burial in Hebron
Cemetery.  Rev. Claudie Jenkins of Baskin, assisted by Rev. A. A. Calhoun and
Rev. Taylor of Trinity Church, West Monroe, officiated.  Grave services were
in charge of White Lilly Chapter O.E.S.

Pallbearers were her grandsons, Bennie Thigpen, Monroe, Theo May and James D.
Hinton, West Monroe, Travis Black, Grayson, Marion Chapman, Delhi, and Huey
Lee, Baskin.

Mrs. Hinton is survived by eight children, Mrs. J. A. Richardson, Crowville,
Mrs. B. E. Thigpen, Sikes, Mrs. H. G. Hudson, West Monroe, Mrs. Jene
Hendershott, Houston, Texas, J. N. Hinton, Alexandria, Dee Ross Hinton, West
Monroe, Mrs. Francis Sevier, Dallas, Texas, Mrs. A. J. Black, Grayson.  She
also leaves 20 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.