~ IN MEMORY ~
DL Capt. Richard ‘Dick’ D. Hinkley
May 17, 1935 ~ July 19, 2017
Notification with the passing of retired Delta pilot Captain
Richard Danforth Hinkley, age 82. Captain Hinkley joined Delta Air Lines
04-11-1966 and was based Atlanta. He is survived by his wife Alice, their
children and grandchildren. Online memories may be shared at http://www.ingramfuneralhome.com/notices/RichardDick-Hinkley Services for Captain Hinkley were held July 24th in Cumming, Georgia.
For those wishing to send a personal note, Whitepages lists
the family residence address as
1717 Sawnee Meadow Lane, Cumming GA 30040-4492 ... (770)
887-8090.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary..............................
Mr. Richard Danforth "Dick" Hinkley, age 82, of Cumming,
passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2017, after a brief battle with cancer. Dick was
born in Greenfield, MA on May 17, 1935, graduated from Greenfield High School,
class of 1953, and the University of Massachusetts in 1957 with a B.S. in
Forestry. He married his hometown sweetheart, Alice Shippey Hinkley and served
in the United States Army before moving on to a 10-year career with the United
States Forest Service. Dick became interested in flying airplanes, became a
licensed pilot and joined Delta Airlines in 1966. He retired after 30 years of
service flying for Delta.
Dick first and foremost loved everything about motorcycles and
enjoyed many trips with friends and family. He also enjoyed boating, fishing,
gardening and his pets.
Dick is predeceased by his parents, Lawrence Hinkley and Mabel
Defraine Hinkley; sons, James W. Hinkley and David A. Hinkley; sister, Marilyn
Krupp.
Survivors include his wife, Alice S. Hinkley; daughter, Mary
Gail Britt (Mike); son, Jeffrey A. Hinkley; grandsons, David Hinkley and Devin
Britt; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday, July 24 at 2 p.m. at
Ingram Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Sawnee View Memorial
Gardens. The family will receive friends at Ingram Funeral Home on Monday from 1
p.m. until hour of the service.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Dick's memory to
The American Cancer Society.
Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming is in charge of
arrangements.
Sign our online guestbook at forsythnews.com
No comments:
Post a Comment