DOUGLAS M. HINTON


ZEBULON - Douglas MacArthur Hinton, 67, died Thursday, April 28, 2011. Funeral services were Sunday, May 1, at Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell. Entombment followed with full Masonic Rites in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens mausoleum.

He was a native of Johnston County, the son of the late Marvin and Christine Whitley Hinton. He worked with Lowe’s Home Improvements for more than 22 years.

Surviving: wife, Janet Hamilton Hinton; children, Neil Hinton of Zebulon and Jennifer Pulley (Bryan) of Wendell;  siblings, Bobby Hinton (Mavoreen) of Middlesex, Jean Hawley of Pikeville and Carol Creech of Wilson; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by siblings Lester, Marion, Billy, Charles and Joan Carol.

Flowers welcomed or memorials to Shrine Transportation Service for Children, c/o Zebulon Shrine Club, 1201 W. Gannon Avenue, Zebulon, NC 27597.

Arrangements handled by Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell.

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