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Emily I. Hines
Emily I. Hines
Center Point
Emily I. Hines, 90, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away on March 17, 2024, at Summit Point Memory Care in Marion, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Center Point. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 22, 2024, at First Christian Church Center Point, with additional visitation one hour prior at the church. Burial will follow at the Center Point Cemetery.
Emily was born on June 10, 1933, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Harlan and Emily (Ronek) Butters. On January 10, 1950, Emily was united in marriage to Burnell Eugene Hines in Cedar Rapids, until his death on September 16, 2003, at 71 years of age. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Center Point and a former member of the Eastern Iowa Heirloom Quilters Club. Emily enjoyed gardening and listening to Christian music. More than anything she loved doting on her grandchildren. Emily will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Emily is survived and lovingly remembered by her children, Marlis Benedict of Cedar Rapids, William (Sarah) Hines of Oxford Junction, Nancy Hines of Marion, Nadene Reece of Urbana, Debbie (Chad) Wright of Marion, and Dean (Angie) Hines of Center Point; 17 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild on the way; one sister, Thelma Jean Tatro of Marion; and numerous in-laws, nieces, and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband of 53 years, Burnell; two brothers, Stanley and Rudolph Butters; sisters, Dorothy First, Maxine Moore, Bernice Moore, and Geraldine Lanning; half-brother, Ross Butters; and half-sisters, Grace Wolfe and Edna Pierce.
Special thanks to Summit Pointe for their wonderful care and support during her stay there and to the St. Croix Hospice for their heartfelt words and guidance in her final days.
Memorials in Emily’s memory may be directed to First Christian Church Center Point, American Cancer Society, or St. Croix Hospice.
Please share a memory of Emily at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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