PATSY GRAY BENSON HINES
Nov. 11, 1934-April 30, 2018
Patsy Gray Benson Hines, 83, Selma passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2018.
Born in Johnston County Nov. 11, 1934, she was the daughter of the late James Wellons and Lela Strickland Benson.
She was also preceded in death by her, sister Jimmie Benson Howell of Kinston.
Pat was an active and beloved lifelong member of Princeton Baptist Church. Through the various capacities she served, including Sunday school teacher and deacon, she demonstrated her passionate devotion to Christ.
She worked at Kemp Furniture Co. in Goldsboro for 38 years, and later worked at Day By Day Treatment Center in Selma, where she also served on the board of directors.
Pat was a talented seamstress, quilter and author. She began writing her memoirs in 2003 as a gift to her grandchildren, and completed her book in February of 2018.
Pat was a beautiful, courageous soul with a loving spirit, who touched the lives of everyone she met.
Pat and her husband, Thomas E. Hines, were married for 63 years, and were blessed with two children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas; daughter, Terri Hines Stutts and husband, Keith, of Wilson; son, James Thomas Hines and wife, Sylvia, of Selma; sister, Vicki Benson Lassiter and husband, Jim, of Selma; grandchildren, Callie Hines Stutts, Cullen Benson Stutts, Caroline Hines Barefoot and husband, Jared Barefoot, Caitlyn Grey Hines and fiancé, Matthew Corbett, and Chandler Lela Hines; and great-grandchildren, Elliott James Barefoot and Maxton Asher Corbett.
She is also survived by nieces and nephews Simone Howell Pate, Kim Howell Romagna, Tony Howell, Leigh Lassiter and Beth Lassiter Greene.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 3, at 3 p.m. in Princeton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Duane Batten officiating. Burial will follow in Aycock Cemetery near her home.
The family will receive friends at the church fellowship hall from 2 to 3 Thursday, prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Princeton Baptist Church, P.O. Box 215, Princeton, N.C., 27569.
Condolences may be sent to the family at parrishfh.com.
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Published in Obituaries on May 2, 2018 8:05 AM