Joanne French Hinton, 92, of Auburn, AL, died on Nov. 3, 2016. A service of remembrance and celebration will be held Sunday, Nov. 6 in the Chapel at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Julie Hare will officiate. Visitation will be held in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home from 1:00 until 2:15 p.m. Joanne will be interred at Greenville Memorial Gardens in Greenville, S.C., Wednesday, Nov. 9. A service will be held at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Deb Richardson-Moore officiating. Joanne was born in Chicago, IL, and grew up in Mt. Dora, FL. She attended Florida State University for Women and received a Bachelors degree from the University of Texas. She later completed a Masters of Education degree at Converse College. While in Austin, TX, she met her husband, a pilot in the Air Force. They moved to Greenville, SC., where they resided for more than 50 years. Joanne taught AP biology and directed the student council at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville and was an active member of Buncombe Street Methodist Church as well as many civic and social groups. Joanne moved to Auburn, AL, in 2003, where she joined the Auburn United Methodist Church and the Babe McGehee-Lacy Sunday School class. A life-long bridge player, she was a member of several bridge groups and was always willing to fill in or to give someone a ride to a bridge game. She is preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Lt. Col. Eben Floyd Hinton; her parents, A. Lee French and Josephine Marek French; and three brothers, A. Lee French, Jr., David French, and Donald French. She is survived by a daughter, Leigh Ann Hinton of Auburn, AL; a grandson Thomas (Megan) Stribling of Denver, CO; and a granddaughter, Kate (Alan) Barton of Portland, OR. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society (nationalmssociety.org) or to the Lee County (AL) Humane Society (leecountyhumane.org). Vistation will be held in the Parlor at Frederick-Dean Funeral Home from 1:00 until 2:15 p.m.