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Donald Lee “Don” Hinton, age 93 of Bethlehem, WV passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at Wheeling Hospital Continuous Care Center. He was born February 13, 1931 in Bridgeport, OH son of the late Thomas Gerald Hinton and Edna Louise (Bennett) Hinton. Don graduated from Wheeling High School with the Class of 1949 as an athlete in football and his favorite sport of basketball. He was selected as a WV Sports Writers Association 1st team All State Basketball Player. He loved this sport and never hesitated to tell his children and grandchildren what a good player he was. He went on to play at Alderson Broaddus College on a basketball scholarship where he held the record for the highest number of points scored by a freshman. Don was an avid fan of the WVU Mountaineers, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He never hesitated to tell anyone that “they should fire the coach” when his team had an off game. His greatest joy though was being on the sidelines watching, cheering and coaching his grandchildren and great grandchildren as they played their respective sports. Don was the former owner/operator of Central Window Cleaning, and a devoted member of the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Osiris Shriners of Wheeling, where he served as Captain of the Arab Patrol, a member of the Wheeling Scottish Rite, Ohio Lodge #1, Wheeling and the Wheeling Elks. In addition to his parents Don was preceded in death by a son: Donald Kent Hinton; his brother: Thomas Hinton and a nephew Thomas Gerald Hinton. Survivors include his beloved wife, of 74 years, Nancy J. Grant Hinton of Bethlehem; one son: Gerald Daniel (Rhonda) Hinton of Adena, OH; one daughter: Sally Dawn (Bill) Sechrest of Bethlehem; granddaughters: Melanie Dawn (Nathan) Skrzypek of Bethlehem, Melissa Marie Stewart of Bethlehem and Greta (Jason) Roe of Bridgeport, OH; great grandsons: Cooper Kelly, Cael Skrzypek and Brantley Stewart and great granddaughters: Alexandra Stewart, Charlee Roe and Jorja Roe. The family will receive friends on Saturday, January 18, 2025 from 10:00am until time of service at 12:00 noon at Grisell Funeral Home & Crematory, 1 Ridgecrest Road, Bethlehem/Wheeling with Rev. Bill McCoy officiating. Interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Wheeling where the Ohio Lodge #1, Wheeling will conduct Masonic Graveside Services. The family would like to acknowledge the outstanding care and compassion provided by the caregivers at Wheeling Hospital Continuous Care Center and Amedisys Hospice Care. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, P.O. Box 1525, Ranson, WV 25438 or the Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, 1305 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003. Sympathy expressions at grisellfuneralhomes.com

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Donald Lee "Don" Hinton

February 13, 1931 - January 15, 2025