February 4, 2023 at 5:48 a.m.
Dora Hitchens
April 22, 1927-Feb. 1, 2023
Dora Evelyn Hitchens, 95, of Winamac, Indiana, formerly of Dunkirk, Indiana, passed away peacefully Feb. 1, 2023, at the Pulaski Health Care Center.
Evelyn was born in Winchester, Indiana, on April 22, 1927, a daughter of the late Bertha Catherine (Green) and Noah Monroe. She was the widow of the late James Robert Hitchens; he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 2000.
She was formerly employed by Indiana Glass Company in Dunkirk, Indiana.
Evelyn was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and the Dunkirk American Legion Auxiliary.
She had seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Evelyn is survived by a son, Charles David Hitchens (wife: Nancy); daughter-in-law Jenny Hitchens; and one sister, Barbara Crist (husband: Jimmy).
She was preceded in death by one son, Tony Randall Hitchens; two brothers, Jesse Monroe (wife: Mary) and George Monroe; one sister, Mary Wilker; sister-in-law Elsie Jennings; and two grandchildren, David Hitchens (son of Tony and Jenny Hitchens) and Christina D. (Hitchens) Rife (daughter of Dave and Nancy Hitchens).
Friends are invited to visit Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with Chris Ingram officiating. Burial will be held at Dunkirk IOOF Cemetery.
Arrangements have been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries.
Evelyn was born in Winchester, Indiana, on April 22, 1927, a daughter of the late Bertha Catherine (Green) and Noah Monroe. She was the widow of the late James Robert Hitchens; he preceded her in death on Feb. 22, 2000.
She was formerly employed by Indiana Glass Company in Dunkirk, Indiana.
Evelyn was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church and the Dunkirk American Legion Auxiliary.
She had seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
Evelyn is survived by a son, Charles David Hitchens (wife: Nancy); daughter-in-law Jenny Hitchens; and one sister, Barbara Crist (husband: Jimmy).
She was preceded in death by one son, Tony Randall Hitchens; two brothers, Jesse Monroe (wife: Mary) and George Monroe; one sister, Mary Wilker; sister-in-law Elsie Jennings; and two grandchildren, David Hitchens (son of Tony and Jenny Hitchens) and Christina D. (Hitchens) Rife (daughter of Dave and Nancy Hitchens).
Friends are invited to visit Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, from noon to 2 p.m. at MJS Mortuaries – Redkey Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with Chris Ingram officiating. Burial will be held at Dunkirk IOOF Cemetery.
Arrangements have been entrusted to MJS Mortuaries.
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