Ted Hines' Obituary
Funeral services for Ted Hines, 86, of DeRidder, will be held Saturday, December 23, 2017, at 11 A.M. at Broadlands Community Church in DeRidder, with Rev. Tim Bergen officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of DeRidder.
Visitation will be held Friday, December 22, 2017, from 5 P. M. until 9 P.M., in Labby Memorial Funeral Home in DeRidder, and Saturday, December 23, 2017, from 10 A.M. until time of the service in the church. Pallbearers will be Troy Hines, Duff Hooks, Jamie Bedgood, Derek Andrepont, Steve Simmons, Hebert Ragle, Steve Sammons, and Alan Crisp. Honorary Pallbearers will be Frankie Hines, Jackie Hines, Sammy Goodeaux, Tim Crisp.
Mr. Hines was born September 27, 1931, in DeRidder, LA, to Joseph Louis and Ursula Simmons Hines. He passed away on December 19, 2017, in DeRidder Rehabilitation and Retirement Center in DeRidder.
Mr. Hines was retired from Trunkline Gas Company where he was employed for thirty-three years as an Instrumentation Technician. A veteran of the U. S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict, he was stationed in England where he met and married his wife of sixty-two years, Edith Finney Hines. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and rodeoing and was involved in Little League Baseball as a coach and other sports supporting his children.
He is survived by his wife of sixty-two years Edith Finney Hines of DeRidder; two sons, Robert Lee Hines (Margaret) of DeRidder and Blake David Hines (Molly) of Lake Charles, LA; daughter, Telena Gail Moses (Ricky) of Glenmora, LA; sister, Juanita “Nita” Copenhaver of DeRidder; twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Words of comfort may be expressed to the Hines Family at www.labbymemorial.com.
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