Mary Lou Hinton

Calais – Mary Lou Hinton, 68, passed away Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Brewer Rehab with her daughter by her side. Mary was born in Calais on March 15, 1949, daughter of the late Vincent and Jean (Greenlaw) Cox.

After graduating from Calais Memorial High School, Class of 1967, she attended business school in St. Stephen. Mary worked as a cashier for W.T. Grants in Calais until marrying her love, Darrell Hinton. She raised her children and loved attending all the sporting events, as well as events for her nieces and nephews. Mary was an avid Red Sox fan and enjoyed going to bingo.

Mary was predeceased by her father, Vincent Cox; mother Jean Pomeroy; and her beloved husband Darrell. Surviving are her two children, Crystal Hinton of Cranston, RI, and Jeffrey Hinton and wife Allyson of Phoenix, AZ; a granddaughter Zoe Hinton; sister Debra Dow of Milltown; step-father Robert Pomeroy of Milltown; uncles Alan Greenlaw of Alexander and Myron Greenlaw of Portland; brothers-in-law Robert Hinton and Steven Dow, both of Milltown; nieces and nephew, Kelly Dow of Hermon, Shaun Dow and husband Nate Basting of New Glarus, WI, and Kaitlyn Hinton of Delray Beach, FL; great-nephew Jaykob Dow; special friends, Joanne Spinney, Pam Fader, and Mary’s roommate at Brewer Rehab, Virginia; and several cousins.

A graveside service will be held at a later date at the Calais Cemetery. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Calais & Eastport.

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