Martha Hinshaw

Martha Faye Burton Hinshaw. age 90, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, August 4, 2014 at the Hospice Home surrounded by her family. She was a native of Alamance County and the wife of the late Floyd C. Hinshaw, Sr. Martha retired from the Alamance Burlington School System. She was a member of First Wesleyan Church of Siler City and a member of the Adult Women's Sunday School Class for over 40 years. Martha enjoyed cooking and baking for her family and friends and was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Martha is survived by her daughters, Hilda Sims and her husband, Elmo of Burlington and Patti Cook and her husband, Floyd of Cary, NC; son, Floyd C. Hinshaw, Jr. and his wife, Kathy of Elon; grandchildren, Nicholas Cook and wife, Sarah, Jennifer Kaffenberger and husband, Richard, Jason Crawford and wife, Natalie; great grandchildren, Carter and Cana Kaffenberger, Hannah, Levi and Max Crawford; sisters, Polly Batton of Hillsborough, Phyllis Austin of Burlington. Jackie Clayton of Mebane and Billie Horner of Hillsborough; sister-in-law, Doris Hinshaw of Mebane; brother-in-law, Virgil Hinshaw of Burlington and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, Charles and Viola Browning Burton; great grandson, Harry Cohen; sisters, Doris Wilson, Dot Andrews and brothers, Bobby and Adrian Burton. The Hinshaw family would like to thank her special caregivers, Joan Herring, Patricia Williams, Faye Brooks, Wanda Ellis, Ave Bayles, Sheilia Bowman and Kathy Woodward and also the Nurses and Staff of Hospice. A private service to celebrate her life will be held at Alamance Memorial Park. The family at other times will be at Hilda and Elmo Sims. Memorials may be made to The Harry Cohen Memorial Fund at Mid Carolina Bank, Burlington, NC or Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, C/O Kids Path, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215.