Vernon D. Hines, 72, of Fitzgerald, died Tuesday, May 8, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M., Saturday, May 12, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with Rev. Tracy Clements officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mr. Hines was born July 12, 1934 in Gary, Indiana, to the late Glen E. and Bonnie Mae Perry Hines. He was raised in Crown Point, Indiana and moved to Fitzgerald in 2000 from Irwin County. Mr. Hines served in the United States Navy.
Mr. Hines is survived by his wife, Claudette Hines of Fitzgerald; son. Gary Hines of Fitzgerald; grandchildren, Matthew Hines and Rebecca Hines of Fitzgerald; sister, Linette Wheeler of Nicholasville, KY; brother, Gene G. Hines of Denver, CO as well as several nieces and nephews.