Gilmer Paul Hingle, 79, of Monroe, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on February 12, 2026. He was a cherished father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend, and his presence will be deeply missed.
Gilmer was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 19, 1946. He graduated Istrouma High School, completed undergraduate studies at Southeastern University, and proudly obtained his law degree from Louisiana State University School of Law. He formerly practiced law in Monroe, Louisiana where he lived for most of his adult life. He famously married Delilah deBlieux twice (first secretly in Mississippi and then several months later in Louisiana before family and friends); a fact that did not become known to their parents until their divorce (which only had to happen once). Together, they had one daughter.
Gilmer is survived by his “bouncing baby girl”, daughter Stephanie Hingle, her husband, Rob Pooley, and grandson, Cole Pooley, of Los Angeles, California, his siblings Myrna Hingle Matherne of Livonia, Thomas Barry Hingle of Baton Rouge and Walter Hingle of Prairieville, and a lovely family of nieces, nephews and cousins from coast to coast. He was preceded in death by his father, Kriss Joseph Hingle, his mother, Marguerite Gendron Hingle, and his siblings, Ronald Hingle and Novalyn Hingle Uggen.
Gilmer was a loyal and cherished friend to those closest to him, many of whom were by his side throughout his illness.
Gilmer lived a life of adventure, traveling across the world, scuba diving and spearfishing in exotic locales, horseback riding and avidly hunting dove, duck and turkey in the wetlands of Louisiana with his best friend and their dogs. He loved everything about guns … shooting them, collecting them, the history of them … and would spend days on end at the Autry Museum in California talking to the docents about them. He also loved LSU football and baseball and chocolate chip cookies (especially when dunked in milk).
Gilmer instilled a love of travel, adventure and animals in his daughter and a love of blue Corvettes in his grandson. We hope you’ll share with us your own adventures with Gilmer and join us to wish him well on his next one.
A Celebration of Life for Gilmer will be held at 11:00 AM on Sunday, March 22, 2026, at Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel located at 1200 Lamy Lane, Monroe, La. 71201. A Visitation will be held prior to the celebration from 10:30 till 11:00 AM.
