Lilly Mae "Babe" Hinkle

Lilly Mae (Babe) Campbell Hinkle passed away September 6, 2022, at the age of 93, in Richwood, Texas. She was born July 16, 1929, in (Leon) Marietta Oklahoma to James William Campbell and Marie Fay Embry Campbell. She married Billy Byron Hinkle, Sr. September 8, 1947. She worked as the Junior High and High School librarian and a substitute teacher in the Rio Grande Valley for the Pharr, San Juan, & Alamos school districts. It was here that her 4 children were born. In 1973, her husband Bill had a disabling heart attack and the family moved to Angleton in 1974 to be closer to family. She joined the First Presbyterian Church shortly after where she sang in the choir until she was 90 years old. She was in the middle of almost every humanitarian activity the church was involved with. She taught Sunday school to the children and made pressed wildflower book markers for them almost every spring. She loved working with people. She helped start up the first food bank in Angleton, fixing hundreds of meals for the needy. She was a member of the Angleton Hospital Auxiliary for over 30 years, serving as their President at one time. She worked the blood drives, baking cookies every 2nd Tuesday of the month to give away at the blood drives. She volunteered for the Gathering Place every month and other organizations over the years, as well as working the elections every year. Nothing made her happier than to be around friends and family. She had some of the most enjoyable lifelong friends a person could ever have, and they all loved games as much as she did. Her and her friends would travel somewhere in the United Sates by car every year until they were in their early 80's. She looked for the good in people and if she could help someone, she was happy. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Billy, siblings, Mary Frances Hammons, Altus Lamont Campbell, Billy Ray Campbell, Valton Vernon (Buddy) Campbell and her daughter Charlene Hinkle Schaefer. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Phillis Jeanne Hinkle, Billy Byron Hinkle (Debra), and Donald Eugene Hinkle (Kathy); her sister JoAnn Franklin; grandsons, Bradley Steven Hinkle, Kenchen Anthony Schaefer, and Brian Kirk Schaefer; great grandchildren, Hunter Schaefer, Nataly Schaefer, and Zane Hinkle. Visitation will be at Palms Funeral Home on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at 2:00 pm. Funeral service will follow at 3:00 pm. Interment will be at Angleton Cemetery. The family would like to thank the staff at Creekside Village for their care and compassion in taking care of our mother. Lilly was a wonderful person, an example of a truly loving person, loved by all who knew her, and will be missed by all. Service Details. Visitation When Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 2:00pm - 3:00pm Location Palms Funeral Home Address 2300 E. Mulberry ANGLETON, TX 77515 Service When Tuesday, September 13th, 2022 3:00pm Location Palms Funeral Home Address 2300 E. Mulberry ANGLETON, TX 77515 Interment Location Angleton Cemetery Address 328 Cemetery Rd. ANGLETON, TX 77515 Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in this book. View Tribute Book