Obituary: Shirley Ann (Broyles) Hinnen, 1936 - 2019

Shirley Ann (Broyles) Hinnen

Shirley Ann (Broyles) Hinnen

Shirley Ann (Broyles) Hinnen was born on March 19, 1936 in Newton, Kansas; the daughter of Kenneth F. and Betty L. (O’Keefe) Broyles.

She graduated from Potwin High School in 1953.

The family moved from Kansas to New Mexico in 1977. She eventually went on to Parks College and graduated with an Associate’s degree in Business Planning.

She married her high school sweetheart in Langendiebach, Germany and then married again on January 21, 1958 when they returned to Kansas.

Shirley enjoyed meeting new people, painting, reading books, traveling, cooking, spending time with their dog Chester, and always enjoying telling stories and laughing while making others smile and laugh with her when she did.

Her greatest joy in life was her family, which includes husband, James E. Hinnen, Cottonwood, Arizona; sons J. Craig Hinnen (spouse: Barbara Hinnen), Albuquerque, New Mexico; Steven G. Hinnen (deceased in 2002); and Robert D. Hinnen (spouse: Ronald J. Virgilio, Jr.), Plainfield, New Jersey; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Jessica L. Hinnen, Spokane, Washington; Seth J. Hinnen, Spokane; Cameron Hinnen, Malichi Roybal, Spokane; Vincent Morgan, Spokane; Shirley’s siblings, Robert E. Broyles, Albuquerque;, James K. Broyles, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Daniel L. Broyles, Bel Air, Kansas; Donna J. Whiteside, El Dorado, Kansas; Marilyn S. Coats, Potwin, Kansas.

Shirley passed away on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 in Cottonwood, Arizona.

There will be a Visitation on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 from 5 - 7 p.m. at the Carlson Colonial Funeral Home, 200 South Star Street, El Dorado, Kansas.

The funeral was to be held Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 at the Potwin Christian Church, 224 Violet, Potwin, Kansas.

Memorial contributions and flowers may be directed in her name to the Potwin Christian Church.

Information provided by survivors.


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