January 23, 1931 - April 1, 2004
Age: 73
Greensburg, Indiana
Date of Death:
Thursday,
April 1, 2004 at 2:40 p.m.
Place of Death:
His residence
Date of Birth:
January 23, 1931
Place of Birth:
Jackson Township,
Decatur County, Indiana
Date of Funeral:
Monday, April 5, 2004
at 10:00 a.m.
Place: Bass & Gasper Funeral Home
Visitation: Sunday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m.
Final Resting Place: Westport Cemetery
Parents: Luther and Lola Berniece (Geise) Hitchell
History:
Residential: He has been a lifelong resident of Decatur County.
Education: He graduated from Jackson Township High School in 1949.
Occupation: He retired from farming in 1997.
Married to:
Christy Lynch
Place: Sandusky, Indiana
Date: June 10, 2000
SURVIVORS:
Wife - Christy Hitchell - Greensburg, Indiana
6 Daughters - Sherry Elliott -- Butlerville, Indiana
Sandra Pettit - Elizabethtown, Indiana
Beverly Barnard - Greensburg, Indiana
Rita Coffman - London, Ohio
Jackie Robbins - Greensburg, Indiana
Marsha Bennett - Greensburg, Indiana
3 Sons - Terry Hitchell - Westport, Indiana
Brian Hitchell - Greensburg, Indiana
Kevin Hitchell - Concordia, Kansas
1 Step Son - Braiden Halcomb - Greensburg, Indiana
4 Sisters - Mary Lindsay - Knightstown, Indiana
Faye Patrick - Bradenton, Florida
Janet Reed - Liberty, Indiana
Frances Gault - Greensburg, Indiana
32 Grandchildren
6 Great Grandchildren
Preceded in death by: Father – Luther Hitchell
Mother – Berniece Hitchell
Step Mother – Ethel Hitchell
3 Brothers – John Hitchell
Jerry Hitchell
F. Eugene Hitchell
1 Sister – Lucille Knarr
1 Half Sister – Garnet Robbins
Memorial contributions may be made to
the American Heart
Association or the
American Lung Association
through the Bass & Gasper Funeral Home.