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Submitted: 2/22/22 • Approved: 2/22/22 • Last Updated: 2/22/22 • R13194-G0
General
1863 - 1942
Obituary
Death has again visited our neighborhood and removed one of its best citizens. Uncle Ben Hitchcock. He had been in poor health for a long time, but his passing was a shock to his family and friends. He is survived by one brother, Ben Hitchcock, two sisters, Mrs. Martha Selvage and Mrs. Elizabeth Blair, four sons, Grant, Jesse, Bennie and Eddie Hitchcock and three daughters, Mrs. Oscar Arms, Mrs. Ray Baldwin and Mrs. Belvie Baldwin, all of Denver, and a number of grandchildren and other relatives. He was laid to rest in what is known as the Sam Blair cemetery beside his wife. ------------ Uncle General Hitchcock was buried January 17. He leaves to mourn their loss one brother Ben Hitchcock, two sisters, Mrs. Martha Selvage and Mrs. Elizabeth Blair, four sons, Grant, Jesse, Bennie and Eddie and three daughter, Mrs. Oscar Arms, Mrs. Ray Baldwin and Bevlie Baldwin all of this place, and a host of friends ans relatives. [Source: Paintsville Herald, January 29, 1942. Johnson county, Kentucky library.]
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