OBIT: George C. HITE, 1962, South Lakemont, Blair County, PA

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GEORGE C. HITE

Of 420 Baynton Ave., South Lakemont, died at his home at 7.25 a.m. 
today after an extended illness. He was born at Poplar Run Oct. 3, 
1877, a son of George and Anna (Wilt) Hite, and on June 8, 1905, 
married Anita Evans, who died Feb. 14, 1920. Surviving are seven 
children, Mrs. Helen Lewis of Philadelphia, Lewis G. of San Francisco, 
Calif., Mrs. Ruth Gill of Hollidaysburg, Mrs. Genevieve Hartman of 
Lakemont, J. Rodger Evans of Hollidaysburg RD 1 and Mrs. Geraldine 
Martz of Eldorado; 19 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was 
a graduate of Roaring Spring High School and the Zeth Business College 
and retired as a clerk from the Pennsylvania Railroad Nov. 1, 1947, 
after 43 years of service. Mr. Hite was a member of the Zion Lutheran 
Church, Hollidaysburg, and Everett Lodge, F. & A.M. Friends will be 
received at the Creamer & Plank Funeral Home, Hollidaysburg, after 7 
p.m. tomorrow.

Blair County Genealogical Society, Hoenstine Obituary Collection, vol. 
42, p. 47 (1962)
[pencil date "7-13-62"; however the Altoona Mirror database gives the 
publication date as 31 July 1962, so we presume the pencil mark was 
mistranscribed and the actual date of death was 31 July 1962 - ed.]