Hite obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Hite, Peggy Richardson    22 Mar 2007    Mar 2007    Jerry Nelson
Hite, Verl John, Sr.      26 May 2013    Jun 2013    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge):  3/22/2007

HITE, PEGGY RICHARDSON
Mrs. Peggy Richardson Hite, a resident of Hammond, died Monday, March 19,
2007, at North Oaks Medical Center, Hammond. She was 81, born Sunday, June
21, 1925, in Lake Charles, the daughter of the late John Rodger and Rachel
Mamie Book Richardson. Mrs. Hite graduated from LSU with a bachelor of arts
degree in sociology and was a member of the Phi Mu sorority. She taught at
Holy Ghost Catholic School for more than 20 years. She was a member of the
United Methodist Women's Group and a charter member of the University
Methodist Church in Baton Rouge. She also enjoyed playing bridge. Surviving
are her husband of 61 years, Dr. Verl John "Jack" Hite; two sons, Verl John
Hite Jr. and James Michael Hite; daughter, Jill Marie Hite Worth; and six
grandchildren, Dylan, Nicholas and Cassandra Hite, Adam, Jeffrey and Meggy
Worth. She was preceded in death by a sister, Ruth Richardson Willard.
Friends will be received at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond on
Friday, March 23, from 11 a.m. until service at 1 p.m. Interment in the
Greenlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
American Heart Association or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. E-mail
condolences to: hmckneely@i-55.com / subject line: Hite. 

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  5/26/2013

HITE, VERL JOHN, SR.
Dr. Verl "Jack" John Hite Sr., 90 years old of Hammond, Louisiana, passed 
away Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Live Oak Village. He was born on Tuesday, 
December 12, 1922, in LaPorte City, Iowa, son of the late Verl Henry and 
Lena Gregg Hite. Dr. Hite was a Professor at Southeastern Louisiana 
University for over 30 years. He was a member of Sigma Tau Gamma Fraternity 
and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He was also a member of the Hammond 
City Club and many other civic organizations. Surviving are his sons & 
daughters-in-law, Verl John, Jr. and Debra Hite, James Michael and Juli 
Hite; daughter & son-in-law, Jill Marie Hite and Steve Worth; 6 grand- 
children, Dylan, Nicholas and Cassandra Hite, Adam, Jeffrey, and Meggy 
Worth; great-grandchildren, Porter Hite, and Adair Worth. He is preceded in 
death by his wife, Peggy Richardson Hite; brothers, Norman and William 
Hite; sisters, Frances Clark, and Doris Dinsdale. Friends will be received 
on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at Harry McKneely & 
Son Funeral Home in Hammond. Services will be held in the funeral home 
chapel in Hammond on Tuesday at 1:00 pm. Interment will follow in the 
Greenlawn Mausoleum, Hammond, Louisiana. The family would like the thank 
the staff of Live Oak Village for their loving care of their father. An 
on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. 

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