H Ralph Hitt

H Ralph Hitt, age of 82 of Winchester Avenue, Moorefield, WV; passed away Wednesday afternoon, April 23, 2003 at the Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, WV. Born May 1, 1920 in Harrison County, WV he was a son of the late Homer & Orpha (Simons) Hitt. Mr. Hitt was retired from the WV Department of Agriculture after 47 years of service; he was a past Master and a member of the Moorefield Lodge #29 A.F. & A.M. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran of WW II, a member and a past Deacon & Elder of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church; past President of the National Market News Association, past Treasurer of the McCoy-McMechen Museum Board, a member of the WV Poultry Association, a member of the John M. Golliday Post #64 American Legion and a former member of the Hardy County Library Association. Surviving is his wife, Virginia (Dodd) Hitt; a son, Lawrence Hitt of Martinsburg, WV; a daughter, Lois Plaugher of Winchester, VA and four grandsons, Matthew Plaugher, Jeremy Plaugher, Nathan Hitt and Colin Hitt. A Memorial Service was held at Saturday, April 26, 2003 at the Moorefield Presbyterian Church with Pastor Braxton Garriss officiating. Private Interment was at Olivet Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Charity of Choice.