Leta Leah Hitch

Leta Leah Hitch
(1901-1928)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Wayne Mitchell

Bobby Gene Mitchell

Leta Leah Hitch

Born: 16 Apr 1901, Wilmington, Greene Co., IL ² ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Wayne Mitchell on 01 Mar 1922 in Greene Co., IL ¹
Died: 01 Dec 1928, Patterson, Greene Co., IL ¹ ⁴
Buried: 02 Dec 1928, Pinetree Cemetery, Patterson Township, Greene Co., IL ¹ ⁴

The following obituary for Harley Hitch was sent to me as an E-Mail attachment on July 11, 1999 from Barbara Hitch of Edwardsville, IL:

Dec 7, 1928

Mrs. Leta Mitchell, age 27, died at her home in Patterson on Saturday, Dec. 1, 1928. She was the daughter of William P. and Sarah Hitch and was born at Patterson on April 16, 1901 and died Dec. 1, 1928 at the home where she had lived since birth. On Mar 1, 1922, she was married to Wayne Mitchell of Roodhouse. They had 1 child, Bobby Gene. Besides her mother she leaves her son, 2 brothers, Edward and Harley of White Hall and 1 half-brother, James of Jacksonville. Her father and 1 brother preceded her in death some years.

"Lord, thou knowest how I lived, all I've done amiss, forgive. All the good, I've tried to do, strengthen, bless and carry through. All I live, in safety keep, while in Thee I fall asleep." She arranged in the main her own obituary. Funeral at the Baptist church in Patterson on Sunday, burial in Martin cemetery near Patterson.

Leta married Wayne Mitchell on 01 Mar 1922 in Greene Co., IL.¹

2 1910 IL Census, Listed as age 9 in the 1910 Wilmington, Greene Co., IL Census, born in IL.

3 1920 IL Census, Listed as age 18 in the 1920 Paterson, Greene Co., IL Census, born in IL.

Leta Leah Hitch

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