Earl Hinshaw

Earl Dwayne Hinshaw, 69, finished his journey with cancer peacefully surrounded by his family then went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 26, 2017. He was born in Alamance County to the late Earl Jackson and Doris Hoover Hinshaw and was married for almost 32 years to Janeice S. Hinshaw, who survives.

Dwayne worked at Hinshaw Cabinet Shop, starting there with his dad at the age of 10 and continued as a cabinetmaker for most of his life and was currently employed by The Cleora Sterling Corporation. He graduated from Eastern Alamance High School, Southern Pilgrim College, Elon University, John Wesley College, Southern Wesleyan University and Asbury Theological Seminary where he received his Masters of Divinity in 1983 and was ordained as pastor in the Wesleyan church.

He briefly served as a professor at John Wesley College. Dwayne truly cared for kids and youth, starting 3 basketball teams affectionately known as "B-naz" and worked for several years at Victory Mountain which is a Wesleyan Church camp for children. He served in missions through the Wesleyan church district and spent several years pastoring churches but he truly loved being a teacher/preacher where he spent hours in preparation, reading and studying the Bible so he could help others really learn and understand especially by using his illustrative paper timeline which he called the "travel line".

Dwayne served as pastor at Durham Christ Chapel, Mt. Olivet Wesleyan, Staley Wesleyan, Rose Hill Wesleyan, Asheboro First Wesleyan and Pleasant Union Wesleyan where he retired. He served as youth pastor at Shamrock Evangelical Methodist Church and as assistant pastor at Florence Wesleyan Church. Dwayne previously attended Burlington First Nazarene Church and was currently attending Burlington First Wesleyan Church where he had also served as assistant pastor.

He is survived by his wife, Janeice; son, Earl Michael Hinshaw; sister, Beverly (Kemp) Walker; nephews, Brandon (Joanna) Walker and Holden Walker and great nephew, Lucas Walker.

The funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Pastors Dennis L. Boone, Larry Pope and John Vernon with interment to follow in Alamance Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 Friday evening at the funeral home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to the ARMC Cancer Center, 1240 Huffman Mill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or Hospice of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Rd., Burlington, NC 27215 or to Gideons International, P.O Box 97251, Washington, DC 20090-7251.

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