Obit: Drayton Hinton, 1970, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana 
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291 




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	The Ruston Daily Leader - Monday,  November 30, 1970

	DRAYTON HINTON DIES

Drayton Hinton of Wesley Chapel died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, November 30, 1970 in 
Lincoln General Hospital after an extended  illness.

He was a retired dairyman and school bus driver.

One of his sons, Dr. Joe Hinton, serves on the Ruston  City Council and he also is 
an associate professor of education at Louisiana Tech University.

Mr. Hinton was born at Wesley Chapel and was a member of the Methodist Church there. 
He also was a member or the W.O.W. and was active in church organizations in the 
community.

Other survivors include  his wife, Mrs. Metta Moore Hinton of Wesley Chapel, two 
sons, Pat Hinton of Springhill and Tommy Hinton of North Vancouver, British Columbia, 
Canada; two sisters, Mrs. Alline Delony of Ruston, Mrs. Willie Kelly of Ruston and 
eight grandchildren.

Funeral  services will be at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Wesley Chapel Methodist Church 
with the Rev. W. O. Lynch officiating and assisted by Rev. Doug McGuire.