Lois Aleta (Smith) Hinds, age 86 of Columbus, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at Our Hospice in Columbus, Indiana.

Lois was born November 15, 1938 in Jamestown, Tennessee, the daughter of Lafayette Fate and Mary Elizabeth Smith. She married Harlie Roosevelt Hinds on October 24, 1959.

Lois was a member of Columbus General Baptist Church. Her devotion to the Lord was easily matched with thrifting, always on the lookout for a treasure at local yard sales and shops. Lois found contentment in what many consider mundane; she loved to do housework and took pride in maintaining her home, a testament to her strong and independent spirit.

The funeral will be on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Central Time at Jennings Funeral Homes-Clarkrange Chapel (6827 S York Hwy, Clarkrange, TN 38553) with Brother David Denton officiating. Calling will be 11:00 a.m. until time of the service at the funeral home. Burial will be at Green Acres Memory Gardens in Crossville, TN.

Survivors include son, Jeffrey Hinds of Columbus; sister, Shirley Keyes; grandchild, Jonathan Hinds; close friends, Teresa English, Shelly Weston, and many other church friends.

She was preceded in death by her: husband, Harlie Hinds; parents Lafayette and Mary Smith; brothers, Bertie, William “Bill”, Elijah, Delbert Ray, Noah, Junior, Lester, and Andrew Glen Smith; and sisters, Mittie Stephens, Lora Shores, and Nancy Smith.

Services were entrusted to the Jennings Funeral Home-Clarkrange Chapel.