NAME: BILLIE (MERRIOTT) HINK, AGE 72, OF TUPELO, OK.

BORN: AUGUST 23, 1925 AT JESSICA, AR TO JOHN AND JENNIE (GREEN) MERRIOTT. PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1997 AT VALLEY VIEW HOSPITAL IN ADA, OK. AGE: 72 YEARS 0 MONTHS AND 3 DAYS. EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA. MARRIED: THEES HINK ON JULY 10, 1974 AT RENO, NV. OCCUPATION: SHE WORKED IN THE SHIPYARDS WHILE LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. AFTER MOVING TO OKLAHOMA IN 1949, SHE WAS A HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. CHURCH AFFILIATION: PROTESTANT BELIEF, ATTENDED HIGHLAND BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: THEES HINK OF THE HOME IN TUPELO, OK. CHILDREN: MELODY SPICER OF MOORE, OK. VICKY HINKLE OF HARRAH, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: KELI RUNYON OF MARYLAND. DANNA HINKLE OF AMARILLO, TX. JEFF BLAND OF MOORE, OK. CLAYTON SPICER OF OKLAHOMA CITY. BRET HINKLE OF HARRAH, OK. KENNY BLAND OF MOORE, OK. JAMIE SPICER OF MOORE, OK. MICHAEL BLAND OF MOORE, OK. GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER: PEYTON DAWN MERRIE RUNYON OF MARYLAND. SISTERS: VERA SLUDER OF STOCKTON, CA. MILDRED SISSON OF OROSI, CA. PEARL EPPS OF NORTH HIGHLAND, CA. FLOY STULL OF FAIR OAKS, CA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: JOHN AND JENNIE MERRIOTT. SON: MICHAEL BLAND. SISTER: CLARA LEE MYERS.

DATE OF SERVICES: SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1997 AT 11:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA. GRAVESIDE COMMITTAL SERVICE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1997 AT 2:00 P.M. INTERMENT: CENTRAHOMA CEMETERY ~ CENTRAHOMA, OK. OFFICIATING: WALTER JENNIE.