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1918 - 2000
Hiram Hinkle, was born 10 Feb. 1918, in Martin County, Kentucky., he was a son of the late Marion and Minnie McCoy Hinkle.

He was a retired coal miner from Island Creek Coal Company # 25 mines at Holden, WV., and the father of 13 children. He was a longtime member of the Inez Freewill Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by: sons, Hiram Jr. and Estil Hinkle; daughter, Marie Jane Hinkle; brothers, Floyd, Tive, Willie, Earl, Jimmy, Marion Jr. and Robert; sisters, Frances Murry, Goldie Pent, Sadie Johnson, Ida Crum, Alice Horn and Faye Hinkle.

He is sadly missed by his family and friends.