Kenneth Ashford Hinton

Kenneth Ashford Hinton, 79, passed away Friday, September 14, 2012 at his residence in Mineral Wells, W.Va.He was born June 2, 1933 in Ellenboro, W.Va., son of the late Howard N. and Esther M. Richards Hinton.Kenneth was a 1952 graduate of Cairo High School. He served in the U.S. Army as an M.P. during the Korean conflict and later retired from E.I. Dupont. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church and a charter member of the PMBS Vol. Fire Dept. of Mineral Wells.He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Janet Duckworth Hinton; three sons, Philip Hinton and wife, Sheila, Mark Hinton and wife, Sherry, all of Mineral Wells, W.Va. and Steve Hinton and his significant other, Tina Locke, of Belpre, Ohio; one sister, Laura Lee Jones of Parkersburg, W.Va.; three brothers, Edward Hinton of Harrisville, W.Va., and Harold and Gene Hinton, both of Fort Pierce, Fla.; several grandchildren, Tiffany Spellman and husband, Roy, of Mineral Wells, W.Va., Justin of Corpus Christi, TX, Charise of California, Michael Harpold of Kansas and Scott Harpold of Parkersburg, W.Va.; seven great-grandchildren with another one expected in the spring of 2013; and several nieces and nephews.In addition to his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond; an infant sister, Estalene; and father and mother-in-law, Clint and Ruby Duckworth.Funeral Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church in Mineral Wells, W.Va. with the Rev. Scott Clark and the Rev. Chris Duckworth officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Visitation will be 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 2333 Pike St., Parkersburg, W.Va.