I ha ve f o u g ht a good fight , I hav e fini s h e d m y c our se , I ha ve k e pt th e faith :
H e n c eforth th e r e i s l aid up f or m e a cro w n of r ight eo u s n ess, w hi c h th e Lord,
th e right e ou s jud ge , s ha ll giv e m e at that da y: and not to m e on l y, but
unto a ll the m al s o that l o ve hi s app e aring .

2 Timoth y 4:7-8 (KJV)

Ma e R . H i nton was born on F e bruar y 15, 1927, in Edgecomb County ,
North Carolina to th e proud par e nt s of R o l and and Matti e (Dunn) K e arn ey.
Sh e w as the 6th child born oft e n chi l dren (fi v e girl s andfi ve bo ys ), 9
who preced e d h e r in d e at h.

Ma e transition e dfrom earth to h e a ve n on January 9,20 1 9 at 11:35 a . m . ,
at Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimor e, Mar y land. H e r final da ys we r e
sp e n t surrounded b y h e r th r ee Daught e rs , Grand and Gr e at - Grand
Chi l dren, kin p e rsons and friends .

Ma e wa s e ducat e d in t h e pub l ic s c hoo l s yst e m of North Caro l ina . Sh e
gave her l ife to Chri s t at an e arly age and was a m e mb e r of Sa l em
C h apel Bapti s t Church for many y e ar s , b e for e mo v ing to Baltimor e .
Sh e was marr i e d to th e l at e Jo se ph Hinton on O ctob e r 12, 1946
and remained marri e d until s e parated b y d e ath . S e ptember of 19 57,
a l ong with h e r lat e husband (Jo se ph) and th e ir thr e e daught e r s , th e
family e mbark e d on a n ew journ ey for a b etter lif e. Th ey se ttled in
Ba l timor e and ha v e thu s resid e d h e r e for th e pa s t 61 y ears .

" Af t er s e v e ra l months of living in Balti m o r e, Mae wa s invit e d to attend
worship s e rvic es at Founta i n B ap t ist Chur c h . She e nj oyed t h e services
s o w e ll she decided Fountain w as th e C h urch to ca ll home and beca m e
a memb e r in 1959 under th e l e ad e r s hip of t h e l ate R e v . D e nni s Barrow .
S h e h as b ee n a m e mb e r of Fountain Baptist Church for the past 60 y ears .
A s a m e mber , she serv e d with th e Flower Circle, and w a s on e of th e
seamstr e s s and c o s tum e d e signers for Th e Dramatic Gu il d . Sh e l ov e d
Fountain and made man y friend s . Whi l e in good hea l th, s h e rar e l y
missed a s e r v i ce.

Sh e wa s a r e nowned seamstr e s s and made garments for h er daught e rs ,
th e ir friend s and many peop l e w h o needed som e th in g different for t h at
sp e cia l occasi o n . Her s e wing ta l ent s and ski ll s are inh e rit e d by her
Granddaught e r G e rri . Sh e was a da y car e provider for t h e chi l d r en of
familie s in the n eig hb orhood as we l l a s man y of th e i r friends , in h e r
home , regardl e ss of race. The parents knew that their chi l dren we r e
we ll car e d for and oft e n r e comm e nd e d h e r se rvice to th e ir fri e nd s.

Sh e lo ve d to cook and yes, sh e kn ew h e r wa y around th e kitch e n .
Sunda y Dinners and H olidays was th e gat h ering p l ac e for h e r fami l y
and many of th e ir fri e nds . D uring h e r e arl y ye ar s Mom wou l d can
fruit s and vegetab l es that h e r fami l y f e ast e d on y e ar rou nd. Sh e
cou l d m a k e di fferent t y p e s of candy, p i es and cakes. Sh e not on l y
m ade sur e that h e r children was nev e r hungry, she made sur e that
th e ir frie n ds or the uninvit e d gue s ts t h at her h usband oft e n brought
home w e r e we ll f e d . Mom ' s m o t to was a l wa ys cook e nough food s o
that if an y one unexpect e d dropp e d b y you had e nough for an e x tra
p l ate . Cookin g was on e of her g r eat p l e a s ur e s .

Ma e did not to l e rat e an y fooli s hn ess f r om h e r chi l dr e n (Dadd y w a s
t h e fun par e nt). How e v e r th e r e was a different ru l e for th e Grand
and e specia l l y the Great - G r and Childr e n. ( T h at app e ar s to b e an
inh e rit e d trait . ) . Mom had a y ardstick that s h e k e pt by her s id e . If
s he to ld you not to do s omething or not to mov e from the spot s h e
told y ou to sit in and y ou moved or if you w e r e bei n g h ard head e d
and disrespec t fu l , w e l l ' the n e xt voic e y ou f e l t was the yardstick .
Th e y a r dstick h as now b ee n pa s s e d on t o her se cond old e st
Gr e at-Granddaught e r Toni . (W ho no w think s sh e i s Grandma.)

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