GENE ROBERT HINSHAW

Gene Robert Hinshaw, 82, of Mt. Vernon, formerly from Lewistown, passed away in the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon on Friday, May 9, 2025. He was born in Winchester, Ind. on Aug. 20, 1942; the son of George and Edythe Hinshaw.
He graduated from Union High School in Modoc, Ind. and went on to attend Purdue University, majoring in agriculture until he decided to enlist in the Army, where he was a Drill Sergeant in charge of new recruits, and served in Vietnam. He farmed in Indiana and Missouri, raising crops and livestock. He retired from Sharkey Transportation in 2007.
On June 27, 1969, he married Carol D. Hinshaw. They shared 50 years together before she passed away on April 4, 2020.
He was an active member of the American Legion Post 578 in Lewistown, serving as the treasurer before his health started to decline. In October 2022, he was able to participate in the Honor Flight of The Ozarks with his daughter, Gina, as his guardian. This was a standout achievement in his veteran years.
He is survived by his three daughters: Angie Warning of LaGrange, Gina (Buddy Voris) Stidham of Springfield and Camby (Jason) Carter of Morton, Ill.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Betty Dudley of Richmond, Ind. and a brother, Ed (Cheryl) Hinshaw of Richmond, Ind.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol; his parents; his sister, Phyllis Middleton and his grandson, Brandon Warning.
Graveside services, with military honors, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at Buena Vista Cemetery in Farmland, Ind.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon, the Alzheimer’s Association, or to your local rescue shelter.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care and direction of Meadors Funeral Home in Republic.