Bill Hines, age 76

Bill Hines, age 76, of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, February 9, 2017.

Born December 3, 1940 in Rutherford County, he was a son to the late Willis Hines and Alice Ruppe Hines. He was a graduate of Tri-High School and also attended Western Piedmont Community College. Bill was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and proudly served as a North Carolina State Trooper for twenty-five years before his retirement. He was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and enjoyed repairing computers, trading cars, and taking trips in the motor home with his family. Bill was dedicated to his family and loved spending time with them.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Max Hines.

Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of fifty-six years, Patricia Smiley Hines; two daughters, Donna Hines of Forest City and Deborah Jordan and husband, Michael of Sumter, SC; two sons, Mitchell Hines and wife, Mariel of York, SC and Billy Hines of Forest City; one brother, Willis Wayne Hines of Panama City, FL and a sister, Vaunda Hendricks and husband, Jeff of Greensboro NC; a daughter-in-law, Marie Matheny also of Forest City. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren.

The memorial service was conducted at the Harrelson Funeral Chapel.

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services has been entrusted with arrangements.