Kenneth L. Hitchings (1944-2008)
HITCHINGS, CHINN, KALOUS, GIBSON
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 11/8/2008 at 00:17:43
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, November 8, 2008.
Kenneth L. Hitchings, 64, of Eldora, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, of complications from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10, at Creps-Abels Funeral Home in Eldora. A gathering will take place from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Riverside Cemetery in Marshalltown at a later date.
Kenneth Leroy Hitchings was born March 18, 1944, in Marshalltown, the son of Marion and Alice (Chinn) Hitchings. He was a retired veteran, having served in the U.S. Army, serving two tours in Vietnam, and later the Iowa National Guard. He married LeaAnn Poling Sept. 16, 1978; they later divorced. He worked as a cook at the Iowa Training School in Eldora until his retirement in 2006.
Ken was an avid motorcycle enthusiast, a hobby he enjoyed greatly after his retirement. He also was a fan of the Dallas Cowboys and had many devoted friends with whom he enjoyed spending time.
Survivors include his children, Hayley (Tom) Kalous, of Cedar Rapids, and Tyson Hitchings, of State Center; mother, Alice Hitchings, of Zearing; brothers, James Hitchings, of Emery, Texas, Charles (Charlotte) Hitchings, of Waterloo, and Marvin (Nora) Hitchings, of Ames; sister, Marian "Jeanette" (Keith) Gibson, of Burlington; granddaughter, Elizabeth "Libby" Kalous, and grandson, Brady Kalous, both of Cedar Rapids; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father.
In lieu of flowers, the family has established a memorial fund.
Condolences and remembrances may be left by visiting www.iowacremation.com under "obituaries."
The Cremation Society of Central Iowa is assisting the family.
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