1942
2018
Bette Joyce Hinton
December 4, 1942 ~ May 5, 2018
Carmel
Bette Hinton, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend to many, passed away on May 5. She was born in Davenport, Iowa to Edward and Elizabeth Putnam. After Bette graduated from Davenport High School, her father accepted a job with General Electric at Vandenberg Air Force Base testing rockets for the military and the family moved to Santa Ynez, California.
With a keen eye on education, Bette enrolled at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Education (B.S. ED.) While attending college, she met her one and only soulmate for life, James Wylie Hinton. Just out of UCLA, he was finishing his Master's Degree at Cal Poly. They wed on June 25, 1966 and promptly moved to the Monterey Peninsula putting down roots in Carmel where they raised their children, Jennifer and Gregory.
Bette began her amazing 35 years of teaching by starting new programs for the Pacific Grove School District ESL (English as a Second Language) program. She was a member and treasurer of Delta Kappa Gamma (International Society for Women Educators); was active with the Carmel High School PTA, Carmel High School Boosters and was the first female president of Carmel Youth Baseball. Bette also enjoyed her involvement with the Red Hat Society. She leaves behind a wonderful passion………..her friends and the social life they had together, travel, family gatherings, parties and a strong sense of community.
Bette will be reunited with her husband, James, who passed away in July 2008 and her daughter, Jennifer, who passed away in July 2017. She is survived by her son, Gregory, and her granddaughters, Gabriele and Gwyneth Hinton all of Carmel as well as her sister, Phyllis Putnam, and nephew, Dave Rose, both of Santa Ynez.
A Celebration of Life for Bette and Jennifer will take place at the Monterey Elks Lodge on Saturday, June 9 from noon – 5:00 pm. Please visit www.thepaulmortuary.com to sign Bette's guest book and leave messages for her family.
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Bette was such a friendly and inspiring person and I treasure her among the talented people I was blessed to work with at the David Ave. Kinder Center. She and Jennifer were beautiful people full of life and love. They will be missed and remembered by many whose lives they touched daily.
Eloise Guidara
June 8, 2018
My condolences go out to the Hinton family. So sorry to hear about your loss. John 6:40
Candace
June 1, 2018
So sorry to read of Bette's passing. She gave a wonderful home to our dog Murphy when we could not and helped with Teddy Bears with heart. Go in peace my friend.
Mona Donkers
May 30, 2018
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