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Ruth M. Hitchens
Posted 2/7/08
Ruth M. Hitchens, 89 LAUREL - Ruth M. Hitchens, of Laurel, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. She was 89. She was the daughter of the late Frederick B. and Hattie Ann (Cannon) …
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Ruth M. Hitchens
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Ruth M. Hitchens, 89
LAUREL - Ruth M. Hitchens, of Laurel, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. She was 89.
She was the daughter of the late Frederick B. and Hattie Ann (Cannon) Joseph.
Graduating from Laurel High School in 1936, Ruth and her husband Alvin worked side by side on their farm for over 60 years.
She will be remembered for the love she had for her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and the memories of her delicious iced tea, homemade ice cream, and her secrets of canning and preserving skills.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Alvin J. Hitchens on Dec. 16, 2007; her brothers, Harley, Martin, and Norman Joseph; and a sister, Senara Phillips.
She is survived by her sons, Roland Hitchens and his wife Joan of Georgetown, Marvin Hitchens and his wife Jean Ellen of Laurel; her daughters, Phyllis Layton and her husband Byard of Seaford, Doris Dukes and her companion Bill Mewshaw of Frankford, and Linda Wintjen and her husband Gary of Laurel; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to pay a special thank you to her caregivers Barbara Carter and Gloria West for the excellent care they gave to our mother.
A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Trinity United Methodist Church, near Laurel, where friends may call two hours prior.
Interment will follow at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947; or the Trinity United Methodist Church, 17249 Phillips Hill Road, Laurel, DE 19956.
Arrangements by Watson Funeral Home, Millsboro.
LAUREL - Ruth M. Hitchens, of Laurel, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. She was 89.
She was the daughter of the late Frederick B. and Hattie Ann (Cannon) Joseph.
Graduating from Laurel High School in 1936, Ruth and her husband Alvin worked side by side on their farm for over 60 years.
She will be remembered for the love she had for her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and the memories of her delicious iced tea, homemade ice cream, and her secrets of canning and preserving skills.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Alvin J. Hitchens on Dec. 16, 2007; her brothers, Harley, Martin, and Norman Joseph; and a sister, Senara Phillips.
She is survived by her sons, Roland Hitchens and his wife Joan of Georgetown, Marvin Hitchens and his wife Jean Ellen of Laurel; her daughters, Phyllis Layton and her husband Byard of Seaford, Doris Dukes and her companion Bill Mewshaw of Frankford, and Linda Wintjen and her husband Gary of Laurel; 12 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.
The family would like to pay a special thank you to her caregivers Barbara Carter and Gloria West for the excellent care they gave to our mother.
A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Trinity United Methodist Church, near Laurel, where friends may call two hours prior.
Interment will follow at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Laurel.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Delaware Hospice, Southern Division, 20167 Office Circle, Georgetown, DE 19947; or the Trinity United Methodist Church, 17249 Phillips Hill Road, Laurel, DE 19956.
Arrangements by Watson Funeral Home, Millsboro.
