Elizabeth Jean (nee Richardson) Hinch was born in Steelville, Mo., on Dec. 1, 1951. She passed away on June 21, 2009, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. On Jan. 28, 1972, she was united in marriage to Gary A. Hinch at First Baptist Church of Steelville. She worked for 34 years at the Crawford County Family Support and Children's Services office as a social worker and clerical supervisor, and retired in 2006. She loved planting flowers, spending time with friends and family and taking care of her dogs. She did not belong to a particular church, but was a woman of great personal faith, compassion and courage. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Emily "Jean" Richardson, and her father-in-law, Lindell Hinch. She is survived by her husband, Gary; her daughters, Ann Hinch of New Castle, Ind., and Christina Hinch of Steelville; her sisters and their husbands, Barbara and Larry Lewis of Steelville and Edna and Gary Davidson of Warrenville, Ill.; her mother-in-law, Anna Hinch of Steelville; nephews and nieces Joshua Davidson of Chicago, Ill., Laura Davidson and Katherine Davidson of Warrenville, and Daniel Lewis of Steelville; and numerous other family and friends. Visitation was from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville, MO with Rev. Jerry Beers officiating. Special music of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" was played and "You Raise Me Up" was played and sang by Rev. Jerry Beers. Fond memories were given by daughters, Christina and Ann. Committal prayer and burial were in the Keysville Cemetery. Casket bearers were Jason Chew, Larry Lewis, Joshua Davidson, Rocky Swyers, Neil Swyers and Bill Edgar. The family asks in lieu of flowers or gifts, for donations to be made in her name to the National Marrow Donor Program or the American Cancer Society. They further ask you to consider making donations of blood, plasma and/or platelets to your appropriate local blood agency. The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.