Zilla E. Hinton

Zilla E. Hinton NORTH, SC - Zilla E. Hinton, 84, of North, died Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 13, 2011, at First Baptist Church of North with Rev. Sam Fordham and Rev. Larry Shull officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. The casket will be placed in the church at 10:00 a.m. Pallbearers will be great nephews. Miss Hinton was born in Branchville, SC, a daughter of the late Robert E. and Ruby Hunt Hinton. She was a member of North First Baptist Church and retired from SCE&G. She was also an active member of the Republican Party and had served on the state election commission. She was active in the community and town affairs. Survivors include two nieces, Pam Salley of North, and Vickie (Buddy) Watson of Lexington; five nephews, Doug (Deborah) Salley of Cayce, Richard (Lori) Salley of Orangeburg, Steve (Debbie) Sally of North, Tom (Mary) Lynch of Roswell, Ga., and Herbert Lynch of Hesperia, Calif.; two special cousins, Ron Hunt of Charleston, and Sue Blanton Moore of Summerville; and a number of great nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m., Friday at Culler-McAlhany Funeral Home in North (www.mcalhanyfh.com) and other times at the home of Steve Salley 141 Victoria Circle, North. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of North or Connie Maxwell Children's Home, Brookland Campus. Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths