William Paul Hinkle

William Paul Hinkle proudly served in the US Navy in Mayport, Florida as a sailor on the USS Stribling. He was a long-time member of American Legion Post 129, Jacksonville Beach. He took pride in his work in the sign industry and could point out work all over Jacksonville that he constructed and installed. He loved playing slot machines, panning for gold, fishing, metal detecting and watching Jacksonville Jaguar games on TV. Friends and neighbors could find him relaxing in his man cave most days and playing with his little shadow pup Izzy. He loved making trips to the mountains of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, the Florida Keys or the Hard Rock Hotel in Tampa, Florida. He also enjoyed taking Caribbean cruises with his wife Patty.

William Paul Hinkle is predeceased by his mother, Mabel Burdine and his father, Harold Hinkle; his two brothers Harvey Hinkle and Johnny Powell and his daughter Jennifer Hinkle Dean.

He is survived by his wife Patricia Bond Hinkle; his mother-in-law Frances Bond of Lexington, South Carolina; and his brother and sister in-laws Charles and Stephanie Bond of Lexington, South Carolina; as well as nieces and nephews of Indianapolis, Indiana and fond cousins in Saint Augustine, Florida.