Vincent Hynson

Vincent Anthony Hynson of Chestertown, Maryland died on Monday, August 16, 2004 at Chester River Hospital Center. He was 49. Born on August 2, 1955 in Broadneck, he is the son of Franklin Allen and Rebecca Violet Grinnell Hynson Sr. of Chestertown. He graduated from Kent County Elementary and High Schools and went on to receive a Masters Degree from Washington College. He also studied at the Seminary. Reverend Hynson became pastor of the Millington-Pondtown charge and he was a member of St. Jane’s United Methodist Church. During these years he worked with the Kent 4-H Group and hosted two 4-H Youth Exchange Students from Costa Rica. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Gospel Group of Pondtown. He also pastored at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Wittman, MD. He worked with Kent Youth Inc. and became a member of Kent’s Big Brothers Organization. He also received a citation from the Governor for his work as a member of the Kent County Drug and Alcohol Committee. He participated in two performances given by The Actors Community Theater Arts Council and Washington College. He taught 6th grade at Rock Hall Middle School for the past 10 years. He was a first year coach for the Kent tennis team – the Trojans, and also worked with the volleyball team. In helping to have to have Chestertown Elementary School changed back to H.H. Garnett School, he testified before the school board and submitted an article to the Kent News. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Frances G. Harman of Baltimore, MD, and Violet T. Rose and husband, Wayne of Chestertown; two brothers, Franklin A. Hynson Jr. and wife Gladys and Eugene O. Hynson, all of Chestertown; five nieces, Kristine Lovett, Kenyon Rose, Cherish Rose, Jillian Rose, and Lutisha Walker; two nephews, Rudolph Harman III and Franklin Hynson III; two great nieces; four great nephews; six aunts, Frances R. Wooten, Ruth Thompson, Dorothy Cook, Blanche Phillips, Carrie Boyer, and Irene Moore; two uncles, Gilbert Hynson and Calvin Hynson; a devoted friend, Sylvia Elliott and a host of cousins. Memorial Services will be Saturday, August 21, 2004 at 11:00 AM at Janes United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to American Cancer Society – Kent County Chapter, PO Box 711, Chestertown, MD 21620. Arrangements by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A., Chestertown, Maryland.