John "Jaybird" Hines, 86, passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at The Medical Center. The Butler County native was a son of the late William and Ina Hendrick Hines. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, William Herbert Hines and James Hendrick Hines; two sisters, Alice Marie Hines and Anthylene Mathis.

He served in the United States Army and was retired from Cutler Hammer.

John is survived by his wife, Phyllis Hines; two sons, Curt Hines and Scott Hines; three sisters, Mary Cohron, Ora Lamkin, and Cora Blair; along with several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service for Mr. Hines will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, July 6 at Johnson Vaughn Phelps Funeral Home with burial to follow at Bethel Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Friday, July 5 at the funeral home. Additional visitation will be Saturday, July 6 from 9:00 am until time of the funeral.