Irma Hinson

Irma H. Hinson, 95, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2025, at her home in Sneads, FL. She was born on February 20, 1930, in Recovery, GA to Thomas and Essie Hall. She moved to Sneads, Florida, where she made her life, and was a lifelong pillar of the community. Irma’s life was a testament to her resilience, kindness and unwavering commitment to her family and community.

She shared memorable moments with her siblings, James, Irving, and Mary, and stepsiblings, Tip, Otis and Eunice, growing up in the South. Irma graduated from Sneads High School and spent her career at Jackson Hospital. For 30 years, she worked diligently in the billing department, making memorable lifelong friends along the way. There was never a doubt that Irma truly enjoyed serving her community.

Irma or “Bigmama” as her family knew her, spent her days taking care of family and spending time with friends. Her favorite pastime included cooking meals for others or spending quality time with cherished visitors. She loved flowers and her garden. Irma cultivated a community of friends and loved ones who will carry on her memory. She looked forward to any time spent with others, and you never finished a visit or conversation without knowing that “she loved you”.

Though Bigmama’s passing leaves a void in the lives of those who knew her, she will be remembered as a beacon of strength and kindness in the hearts of everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. She lived a life filled with purpose and passion and was a shining example for us all to live by.

Irma was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Joseph “Charlie” Hinson; daughter, Joyce Jackson; son-in-law, Lamar Boone; siblings, James Hall, Irving Hall; stepsiblings, Clifford “Tip” Johns, Otis Hall and Eunice Dykes.

Those left to honor her memory are her daughters, Kaye Boone and Karen Jo Jones; cherished grandchildren, Julie Jackson Coombes and husband, Jon, Melanie Alexander and husband, Dana, Jamey Jones and wife, Cristina, Jason Jones, Michael Jackson, Jake Boone and wife, Abby; numerous great-grandchildren; sister, Mary King; son-in-law, Pasco Jackson along with a host of extended family and friends who became an integral part of her life.

Funeral services will be 10:30 AM Friday, July 18, 2025, at Sneads Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow in Pope Cemetery with James & Sikes Funeral Home Maddox Chapel directing.

The family will receive friends from 10 AM until the time of service at Sneads Assembly of God Church.