Audrey Brooks Hinton, 82, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Friday, February 3, 2006, at Dorminy Medical Center in Fitzgerald.
Funeral services will be held at 3 PM, Sunday, February 5, 2006 at St. Matthews Episcopal Church with Father Edward Berckman officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Saturday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Hinton was born August 9, 1923, in Tilehurst, England, to the late Robert E. and Gladys Sullivan Brooks. She lived in Fitzgerald since 1955. Mrs. Hinton was co-owner, former secretary and bookkeeper for W.C. Hinton Inc. She was a member of St. Matthew Episcopal Church, where she was former treasurer, a member of the Episcopal Church Women, Mission Council and Alter Guild. She was a member of the Foreign War Brides Club and the Wednesday Morning Coffee Club.
Mrs. Hinton is survived by her son: Robert D. Hinton of Fitzgerald; daughter and son-in-law: Wynette Hinton (Mike) Ginn of Lake Sinclair, GA; 4 grandchildren: Sarah Foster, Matthew Ginn, Amanda Capriotti and Allison Hinton; 1 great-grandchild: Jack Capriotti. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.C. Hinton, 2 brothers and 1 sister.