OBIT: John D. HITCHMAN, Capt., 1932, of interest in Somerset County, PA

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JOHN D. HITCHMAN

  Capt. John D. Hitchman, president of the Citizen's Trust Company, of Mt. 
Pleasant, and treasurer of the Somerset Trust Company, died at 9 o'clock Friday 
morning in Frick Memorial Hospital, Mt. Pleasant, following a heart attack 
sustained Monday afternoon while at work in his Mt. Pleasant bank.
  Capt. Hitchman was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hitchman, of Mt. 
Pleasant.  His father organized the First National Bank of Mt. Pleasant in the 
early sixties and directed the policy of the institution until his death about 
30 years ago. He was succeeded by his son, James Hitchman, who later assisted in 
organizing the Mt. Pleasant Trust Company.
  Following the death of James Hitchman about 10 years ago, Captain Hitchman was 
placed at the head of both institutions, and continued in charge until the time 
of his death.  About a year ago the Citizens Trust Company was merged with the 
First National Bank and the People's National Bank, all of Mt. Pleasant, with 
Capt. Hitchman as the presiding officer.
  Following the death of Frank K. Sanner, two years ago, Capt. Hitchman was 
elected treasurer of the Somerset Trust Company, since when he divided his time 
between the two institutions.
  Announcement of Capt. Hitchman's death came as a severe shock to his host of 
friends throughout Southwestern Pennsylvania.
  Funeral services were conducted at the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church at 
3:30 Saturday afternoon, followed by burial in the family plot in Mt. Pleasant 
Cemetery.
  Capt. Hitchman is survived by his wife, the former Louise Ogle Scull, of 
Somerset, and one son, William J. Hitchman, a senior in Franklin & Marshall 
College.
  Capt. Hitchman served on the Mexican border and in France with the 110th 
Pennsylvania Regiment and was one of the most highly esteemed members of that 
famous command.
  Had he lived until December 4 he would have been 62 years old.
  Among those who attended the funeral were:  General Edward Martin and Colonel 
James Barnett, of Washington, Pa.; General Richard Coulter, of Greensburg; Major 
Gerard Bryce, of Mount Pleasant; Joseph F. Guffey, of Pittsburgh; Captain Fred 
B. Shaffer and Captain W. Curtis Truxal, of Somerset; Captain Don M. Kimmel, of 
Berlin, many enlisted men of the 110th Regiment.

Meyersdale Republican, December 1, 1932