Elbert Gene Hinds

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Elbert Gene HindsA well-respected member of the community, Elbert Gene Hinds was born December 11, 1932 on the family farm in Dupont, Indiana and died in the same home on September 21, 2021, more than 200 years after his first ancestor settled in Jefferson County. An avid historian, he was an expert on historical places, dates, and people of Jefferson County. He supported the County Museum in Madison and the preservation of cemeteries through the County Cemetery Committee. A lifelong Methodist, he was treasurer for the church in Dupont and was working on the church's revitalization at the time of his death. He served as president of the Jefferson County Historical Society for several years and on the Board of Trustees for the reconstruction of the Eleutherian College in Lancaster, Indiana. A devoted genealogist, he traveled recently to locate the grave of a Civil War relative in Gettysburg, PA. At Dupont High School and Hanover College, he played trombone and sang in glee clubs and choirs. He graduated from Hanover in 1954 with a degree in political science and continued his education at the University of Syracuse. He received a Masters Degree in public administration from Syracuse in 1955. His work as an urban planner took him to Atlanta, Georgia from 1955 to 1963, where he sang in the Atlanta Choral Guild. He helped shape the open pedestrian structure at the state capital in Frankfort, Kentucky where he worked as a Director of Commercial Development from 1963 to 1982. He traveled widely, including Russia, North Africa, and Switzerland. He retired to the farm in Dupont in 1982.

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A LOVING FAMILY Elbert will be missed by his loving sister, Louise Hinds Voss and her husband James of Dupont, Indiana; his nieces, Victoria Voss Fransham and her husband Rob of Houston, Texas, Linda Voss of Arlington, Virginia, Karen Voss of Deputy, Indiana, and Barbara Hinds Judson and her husband Dave of Ohio; his grand-nieces Amanda Fransham (Juan Saenz), Kimberly Fransham and Kristina Voss; and his grand-nephews, Hogan Judson and Palmer Judson. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Walters Hinds, his mother, Hazel M. Riggle Hinds, his brother, Wilbur Howard Hinds, his niece, astronaut Janice Voss, and his sister in law, Beverly Hinds. CELEBRATION OF LIFEThe Celebration of Life open house will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, October 3 in the Dupont United Methodist Church at 6950 Main Street, Dupont, IN 47231.MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Elbert Hinds Remembrance Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com.

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