Samuel George Leonard Hitch III ¹

HITCH
Samuel George Leonard Hitch III, 83, a native of Norfolk, Va., passed away Sunday, June 17, 2001 in Richmond. Survived by his wife, Ann Gough Hitch; two daughters, Nancy H. Briggs and husband, Jay Briggs of Crozier, Va. and Betsy H. Dilley and husband, Larry Dilley of Tampa, Fla.; granddaughter, Kathryn Sothoron Tichacek of Richmond, Va.; one stepgranddaughter, Melissa Griffen of Satelite Beach, Fla.; four stepgrandsons, Christopher Dilley of Tampa, Fla., Levi Dilley of Richmond, Va., Aaron Dilley of Mrytle Beach, S.C. and Curtis Dilley of Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Hitch was a 1940 graduate of Virginia Tech and was an officer in the navy for four years during World War II. He retired from Eastman Kodak Co. after 38 years of service as an engineer. A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 21 at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Boys Scouts of America.

Samuel married Kathryn Ann Gough, daughter of James S. Gough and Katherine (?), on 12 Jan 1946. (Kathryn Ann Gough was born in 1922 in VA ^{4 5} and died on 16 Jan 2012 in VA.)