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Leona Jean Grimm Hinton

Female 1926 - 2020  (94 years)


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  • Name Leona Jean Grimm Hinton 
    Born 20 Aug 1926  Elmont, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Nov 2020 
    Buried Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30212  Rossville
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2022 

    Father Clarence Grimm 
    Mother Minnie Russell Grimm 
    Family ID F8620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gerald L (Jerry) Hinton 
    Married 1 Feb 1947  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Larry Hinton,   b. 1948, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ron Hinton,   b. 1950, Delia, Jackson County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2022 22:15:43 
    Family ID F8621  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Holton Cemetery, Holton, Jackson County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Hinton, Leona
    Obituary- Hinton, Leona
    Hinton

    [photo caption: Leona Hinton is shown at right in the photo at left with her husband, Jerry. Leona died Friday, Nov. 20, at the age of 94.]

    Leona Jean Hinton, 94, Topeka, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.

    Jean was born Aug. 20, 1926, in Elmont to Clarence and Minnie Russell Grimm. Jean graduated from Fall River High School in 1944. From 1944-46 Jean worked at Beech Aircraft Co., where she met the love of her life, Gerald L. “Jerry” Hinton. They were married in Topeka on Feb. 1, 1947.

    The couple moved to a farm near Delia, where their two sons, Larry (1948) and Ron (1950) were born, then bought a farm near Holton. Jean worked alongside Jerry on the farm until the boys were big enough to help, then worked as a bookkeeper at Holton Hospital.

    Jean and Jerry moved to Topeka in 1980; they spent the next 30 years enjoying their grandchildren, camping close to home and spending their winters as “snowbirds,” mostly in Texas. They were members of University Methodist Church (Topeka). In 2014, they moved to Brewster Place in Topeka, where they were universally admired for their warmth and energy.

    Jean leaves behind her husband, Jerry; sons Larry (Becky) and Ron (Barb); granddaughters Laura Rudolph (Mike) and Elizabeth Parent (Nick); four great-grandchildren, Wesley, Hannah, Leona and Camile; niece Mariam Corbett (Bill); nephew Jack Grimm (Sandy); and many other nieces and nephews.

    She was preceded in death by her parents; her older brother, Chester A. Grimm; and her younger brother, Edward Grimm.

    Condolences may be sent to Jerry Hinton, 1205 SW 29th St. Apt 417, Topeka KS 66611 or online to www.DoveTopeka.com

    She will be buried in Holton Cemetery at a later date.