Jack Hinton (1920 - aft. 1991)

Born 31 Dec 1920 in Peru, Chautauqua County, Kansas, United States of America

Husband of Melba Frances (Goldman) Avery — married 21 Jun 1945 in Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States of America

Died after 18 Aug 1991 after age 70 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Biography

Buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.^[1]

Obituary-

HINTON--Jack "J"., 70, died at Muskogee VA Hospital of cancer. He was born in Perue, KS on December 20, 1920, to, Willis B. and Verda Mae Hinton. He was a graduate of Perue High School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corp. during WW II. He earned two medals: "Purple Heart" and "Congressional Medal of Honor". In 1968, he moved to Tulsa and worked for Consumer's gas station as a detailer until he retired in 1976. He was a member of St. Mark's Methodist Church for several years and loved to sing. Jack was known to many of his friends as "The Candy Man", and will be missed by us all. Surviving are: his wife, Myrtle Hinton of Tulsa; daughter and son-in-law, Mamie & Earl Trisler of Tulsa; son, John Hinton of Tulsa; seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are with Johnson's Funeral Home,Sperry. Service is 10:00AM Wednesday, August 21, 1991 at St. Mark's Methodist Church. Internment at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Marriage

Husband: Jack J Hinton

Wife: Melba Frances Goldman

Marriage:

Date: 21 JUN 1945

Place: Ouachita county, Arkansas^[2]

Divorce:

Date: BEF 2 SEP 1948

Note: Divorced per phone conversation with Mamie Hinton Trisler, Jack's daughter. She had no further information on Melba or Melba's sister Myrtle.

Sources

1. ↑ Tombstone.
2. ↑ Ouachita County, AR Marriage Record

• Death Certificate