Leah Hinck

Leah F. "Dickie" Hinck, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at the Lutheran Home.

She was born May 7, 1916, at Whitewater, Mo., daughter of Wilson and Ethel Smith Jones. She and Lawrence R. Hinck were married Aug. 8, 1935, in Cairo, Ill. He died Oct. 14, 1996.

Hinck had been a bookkeeper at Finney Drug Store. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church, Cape County Women's Democratic Club and active at Cape Senior Center.

Survivors include a son, Lawrence Hinck of Jonesboro, Ark.; a daughter, Fran Metje of Cape Girardeau; a brother, Fonnie Jones of Cape Girardeau; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother and three sisters.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Anselm Williams officiating. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park.