Eula Marie Knight Hinds 1906-1964

Eula Marie Hinds lived practically all her life in and about Trumann, Arkansas. When her mother 'Lone Knight died at age 26 in childbirth, her father, Bren Knight, took his three children, Bufford, Eula, and Dove to Elma, Washington where the children's grandmother, Santa"Mam" Mitchell and Aunt Tess Waters lived. Her father left the tiny surviving twin,Maudie, in the care of his brother, Bob Knight's wife, Emma. Emma had promised her dying sister-in-law, 'Lone Knight, that she would take care of the one and a half pound infant. That she did and Maudie (Helen) Knight lived but always wished, I was told, that she had been raised with her brothers and sisters. The Knights stayed in Washington from soon after 'Lone's death (January 14,1912) until September of 1917. Eula often spoke of returning to Washington, but she was never to see that country again.

Eula had learned to cook under her Grandma Mitchell's instruction. Grandma married Tom Wyatt in 1913 and became Grandma Wyatt. While the Bren Knight family was gone, 'Wilse, Bren's older brother, had died. Bren "took-in" three of his brother's children, Charley, Herbert, and Louis Knight (ages 7-12) and raised them with his own three children.Within a couple of months Bren married Celia (Celi) Brown, Abraham Brown's youngest daughter. Bren and Celi had five children: Albert, Josephine, Ethel (as of this writing 8-13-98 in Methodist hospital at Jonesboro), Lucille, and Bill. So Eula's cooking skills were in great demand with a triple family load of children.

Eula married Joe Hinds in August of 1923. They soon had their own place. She and her husband Joe had thirteen children. Eleven grew to adulthood. Mrs. Jake Kustoff recently commented about Mrs.Hinds, "She loved those boys, took them everywhere with her." Joe and Eula made their home in 1924 through 1930 in Trumann. They lived on Doc Campbell's place; then they moved east of Trumann City Hall. Joe worked several jobs. Among others, he was a traveling salesman and repairman for Singer Co. They moved to the country (Walnut Grove) in 1930 and stayed until December, 1945.

They bought the Henry Pierce home and gristmill at 216 Speedway in Trumann. Mr. Pierce was Terrell Young's grandfather. This was the final move for Eula. This home was where the Hinds clan gathered for great family dinners, horseshoes, singings, and just to "catch-up" on what was happening. Eula always had plenty on the table for her family. We kept cows, hogs, and chickens in the 40s and mid 50s and often had five or six gallons of milk in the fridge, "Let's hurry and drink this gallon before it gets blinky!"

Eula loved her church and family! She was active in church affairs at the Melton Ave. Church of Christ. Her favorite song was "As the Life Of Flower." She died at her home on Speedway Dec.12, 1964. She left (at the time of her death) her husband, Joe Hinds, of the home; three daughters, Mrs. Lorene Gardner, Mrs. Vivian Presley, and Mrs. Maxine Davis, all of Trumann; eight sons: George Hinds of Kansas City, John Hinds, and Terrell Hinds, both of Flint, Mich., Ira Hinds, Wayne Hinds, and Oliver Hinds, all of Trumann, Raymond Hinds and Ferrell Hinds of the home; her father, Bren Knight, of Nettleton; six sisters, Mrs. Mike (Maudie) Genelli, Flint, Mich., Mrs. Lee (Dove) Fendler, Brooklyn; NY, Mrs. Hollis (Ethel) Doty, and Mrs.Lonnie (Josephine) Holt,both of Trumann, Mrs. Sebron (Wilma) Choate, of Dukedom,KY, and Mrs. J.C.(Lucille) Hill of Chicago, Ill.;three brothers, Buford Knight, Clewiston, Fla., Albert Knight, Portageville, Mo., and Bill Knight, of Memphis Tenn., 28 grandchildren, and one great-grandson and a host of friends.

Funeral services were held at the Melton Ave. Church of Christ, with David Lawrence, minister, and Oliver Newby, of Memphis, officiating. Burial was in Memorial Parke Cemery, in Harrisburg.(Joe Hinds was buried near his wife in March, 1990).

*Source-Trumann Democrat-Dec., 17, 1964 and memories