Margaret "Jo" Hinton

April 14, 1927 - January 29, 2021

GREENFIELD – Margaret "Jo" Joanne (Abney) Hinton, age 93, of Greenfield, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Morristown Manor. She was born in Indianapolis on April 14, 1927 to Harold Wesley and Julia Hattie (Horn) Abney. She graduated from Arsenal Tech High School in 1944. Jo married Merrill G. Hinton, Jr. on September 24, 1985. She enjoyed traveling, mostly to Europe. Jo is survived by her daughter, Nikki (Robbins) Mattingly; son, John (Candace) Boothby of Newnan, GA; sister, Jackie Purpura; brother, Robert Abney; three grandchildren, Detrie (Dan) Franks, Eric (Patti) Leisure, Andi (Troy) Virt; seven great-grandchildren; and one great great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harold and Julia Abney; husband, Merrill Hinton; son, Mark Boothby; grandson, Robert Zachary Boothby; sister, Jean Clark; brother, James Abney and son-in-law, John V. Mattingly. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2021, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Erlewein Mortuary & Crematory, 1484 W. US Hwy. 40, Greenfield, IN 46140. Private entombment will take place at Washington Park East Cemetery in Indianapolis. As a reminder, the government mandate requires guests to wear masks when inside our building. We must limit the number of guests at a time and please practice social distancing. Friends may share a memory or condolence at www.erleweinmortuary.com.