1920
Mary
2011
Mary Hardin Hinton
December 24, 1920 — April 22, 2011
Mary (Kitty) Hinton
Clemson, SC
Mary Hardin Keitt Hinton ("Kitty"), 90, of Clemson, died Friday, April 22, 2011 in Seneca, SC.
Kitty was born and raised in Newberry S.C. She graduated from Newberry College and moved to Clemson in 1942 where she became the secretary for Dr Herbert Cooper in Ag Sciences. She met her husband of 52 years, the late Trescott Newton Hinton, shortly after he returned from service in the South Pacific theater in WWII. After raising her family, she again returned to Clemson University where she was the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Math Sciences until her retirement. Kitty had a zest for life and touched anyone she met with her kind and gentle way. Her family was the center of her life and her passion. Kitty was a member of the Fort Hill Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the DAR, Colonial Dames and UDC.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Ellison and Lena Payne Hardin Keitt, her husband Trescott in 1998, her brothers, Ret. Col. Thomas Wadlington Keitt of Fairfax, VA and Bernard Hardin Keitt of Charlotte, NC.
She is survived by her three children, Thomas Trescott Hinton (Kris) of Santa Clara, CA, Lena Hardin Hinton of Atlanta, GA and Trescott Newton Hinton, Jr. (Sandra) of Chapin, SC; her grandson, Trescott Lee Hinton (Dana) of Columbia, SC, and her great granddaughter, Sara Hardin Hinton of Columbia and her granddaughter, Anna Hardin Hinton Morris (Scott).
Graveside services will be held at 11 AM, Monday in Woodland Cemetery on the campus of Clemson University with memorial services to follow at 12 Noon at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, 399 College Avenue, Clemson. The family will receive family and friends following the memorial service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Kitty�??s memory be made to the Hardin, Keitt, Hinton Scholarship, created by Kitty and Tres in memory of their loved ones, at Clemson University, Annual Giving Office, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633-9972.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.
Clemson, SC
Mary Hardin Keitt Hinton ("Kitty"), 90, of Clemson, died Friday, April 22, 2011 in Seneca, SC.
Kitty was born and raised in Newberry S.C. She graduated from Newberry College and moved to Clemson in 1942 where she became the secretary for Dr Herbert Cooper in Ag Sciences. She met her husband of 52 years, the late Trescott Newton Hinton, shortly after he returned from service in the South Pacific theater in WWII. After raising her family, she again returned to Clemson University where she was the Administrative Assistant to the Dean of Math Sciences until her retirement. Kitty had a zest for life and touched anyone she met with her kind and gentle way. Her family was the center of her life and her passion. Kitty was a member of the Fort Hill Presbyterian Church. She was a member of the DAR, Colonial Dames and UDC.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Ellison and Lena Payne Hardin Keitt, her husband Trescott in 1998, her brothers, Ret. Col. Thomas Wadlington Keitt of Fairfax, VA and Bernard Hardin Keitt of Charlotte, NC.
She is survived by her three children, Thomas Trescott Hinton (Kris) of Santa Clara, CA, Lena Hardin Hinton of Atlanta, GA and Trescott Newton Hinton, Jr. (Sandra) of Chapin, SC; her grandson, Trescott Lee Hinton (Dana) of Columbia, SC, and her great granddaughter, Sara Hardin Hinton of Columbia and her granddaughter, Anna Hardin Hinton Morris (Scott).
Graveside services will be held at 11 AM, Monday in Woodland Cemetery on the campus of Clemson University with memorial services to follow at 12 Noon at Fort Hill Presbyterian Church, 399 College Avenue, Clemson. The family will receive family and friends following the memorial service at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Kitty�??s memory be made to the Hardin, Keitt, Hinton Scholarship, created by Kitty and Tres in memory of their loved ones, at Clemson University, Annual Giving Office, P.O. Box 1889, Clemson, SC 29633-9972.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or at Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home, Central, SC.
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