Graveside services for Jarrell Bradford Hinkie, 81, of Silsbee will be 2 pm Sunday at R. S. Farmer Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Farmer Funeral Home. Visitation will begin at 5 pm Saturday at the funeral home.
Mr. Hinkie passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.
Jarrell was born May 9, 1925 in the Wallace Community, LA and was the youngest of six brothers. J.B. was a veteran of the US Navy, serving in WWII and a graduate of Louisiana Tech with a Forestry degree. He moved with his family to Texas in 1954 and worked as a forester for Eastex Pulp & Paper for many years. J. B. was a resident of Silsbee for 42 years. J.B. and Betty has owned and operated Betty’s Bloomers Nursery in Silsbee since 1968.
Mr. Hinkie is survived by Betty Hinkie, his wife of 59 years, of Silsbee and five children, Marsha Dubois and husband Steve of Williamston, SC, Jay Hinkie and wife Rhonda of Silsbee; Kay Wright and husband Bill of Silsbee; Dee Hinkie and wife Arlene of Beaumont and Pat Hinkie of Silsbee. He is also survived by a brother, J. W. Hinkie and wife Nell of Silsbee and nine grandchildren.
