Elnora Boots Lambeth Hinkle

GREENSBORO — Elnora Boots Lambeth Hinkle, 82, died November 3, 2010, at Moses Cone Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 5, 2010 at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 3506 Lawndale Dr. Greensboro, N. C.

Boots was born in Norfolk, Virginia, January 15, 1928 and at an early age she moved to Littleton North Carolina . She was the daughter of Clara Montague and Charles H. Lambeth. She had lived in Greensboro since 1950.

At that time she was a very active member of First Baptist church where she served 10 years as a Sunday School teacher for young teens, as well as Circle Chairman, a Mission Study Teacher at her home church as well as countless smaller churches throughout Guilford county. A number of years later she was confirmed in the Episcopal church . She attended St. Andrews Episcopal Church and then St. Francis Episcopal church where her husband was an active and charter Member. Here she resumed her church commitments in Sunday School, Altar Guild, Friends of St. Francis and other special events such as the Annual Book Sale, Yard Sale, and as part of the Grounds committee.

She was a graduate of Littleton High School, Littleton, N. C., and attended Salem College in Winston Salem, where she majored in Psychology and Drama. She was chosen her freshman year as the class representative to IRS Council, standing for I Represent Salem. Her other extra curricular activities included producing the Freshman Class play and she was later selected for the Pirette Players.

In 1965 she went to work for the City of Greensboro as City Beautiful Coordinator. It was under her leadership that Greensboro Beautiful Inc. was formed and chartered in 1968 . She started the Bicentennial Garden, Greensboro's first major landscaping throughfare, Route 6, into Greensboro and countless other Greensboro landscape and environmental projects. Because of this unique and beneficial position she was invited to address the City Councils and Chambers of Commerce in Charlotte, Winston Salem, Raleigh, Fayetteville, Roanoke, Va and Wilmington. She was appointed by Governor Dan Moore to the State Board of Keep North Carolina Beautiful, where she served for 10 years. Before going to work for the City of Greensboro, she taught kindergarten, taught craft classes, and did a weekly fifteen minute talk and interview program for a local radio station for five years.

She served on the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce Trade and Convention Council for 10 years. She was Chairman of Guilford County Bicentennial Committee for Beautification. She served on the Arts Council Board 6 years, the Garden Council Board 10 years as well as serving as Vice President. She was a member of Tar Heel Garden Club and served as President twice.

Other organizations in which she served are the Mayor's Arts Advisory Board, Gateways Community Development Council, Piedmont Lung Association Board for 10 years, Lyric Theatre Board for eight years and two years as President. She activated the Salem College Alumnae Association and served two years as President. She served on the Blandwood Guild Board for three years In 1970 she was awarded the Chamber of Commerce Dogwood Award for outstanding female leadership. She was given special recognition by the Greensboro Area Convention and Visitors Bureau for her leadership efforts in helping Greensboro host the U. S. Summer Olympic Festival and Torch Run in 1987. She served on the Carolina Theatre Impresarios Board. She helped organize the first Strides For Cancer Benefit held at Hester Park.

In 1974 she was selected to be the only female to serve on the Host NCAA Final Four Basketball Committee for which she was given a special award.

After her retirement she became a member of the 1995 Leadership Greensboro Class and an active member of Leadership Greensboro Seniors. Also since retirement she has served on the Board of Directors of the Greensboro Volunteer Center, and Literacy League of Reading Connections . She did volunteer work with the Urban Ministry Food Drives, the Belle Meade Society of the Historical Museum and Friends You Can Count On.

She also started her own landscape remodeling and consulting business, known as Y.E.S., Yard Evaluation Service which she operated until 2001. Her garden was on the Greensboro Garden Council's House and Garden Tour in 1993.

She was a member of the N. C. Museum Associates, Preservation Greensboro, the Natural Science Center, Children's Museum, Music For A Great Space, The Forum and Daubers Garden Club.

She was an avid sports fan of all the major sports which she followed intently. In earlier years she spent much time on the tennis court.

She is survived by her husband Daniel B. Hinkle; daughter, Laura Leigh Glasgow of Greensboro; son Lane Lambeth Glasgow, known to many as Mickey and his wife Amy and their two children Britney and Graham Glasgow of Gibsonville; a stepdaughter, Morgan Rebekah Hinkle of San Diego, California; a granddaughter, Sarah Caron of Ottawa, Canada, also two great granddaughters and stepdaughter Laura Hinkle DeBusk, who predeceased her.

The family will receive friends at St. Francis Parish Hall following the service.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 4 Oak Branch Dr. Greensboro, NC 27401. Hospice and Pallative Care of Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave Greensboro, NC 27405. Urban Ministry, 305 W. Lee St. Greensboro, NC 27406 or a charity of the donor's choice.

Forbis & Dick North Elm Chapel is serving the Hinkle family.

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