ARBOR, Mo. -- Raleigh A. Hitt Jr., 87, of Arbor, died Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, at his home.
He was born Nov. 15, 1913, at Arbor, son of Raleigh and Mary Kidd Hitt Sr. He and Virginia Heuring were married Sept. 26, 1945. She died Sept. 27, 1988.
Hitt owned and operated Arbor Vault Co. 30 years.
Survivors include a friend, Ruth Conrad of Cape Girardeau.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters.
Friends may call at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo., after 10 a.m. Sunday.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. The Rev. Vyron Yount will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Advance.
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