Hitch Cemetery

HITCH CEMETERY

Rowan County, Kentucky

Location of Cemetery:

From Morehead, Rt. 32 East to Wagner Store (Rt. 32 & Rt. 173). Right (South) on Rt. 173, 4.3 miles to Rt. 711. Right on Rt. 711, 0.75 mile to the cemetery.

Laid to Rest here:

NAME BORN DIED STONE NOTES

Davis, Henderson 15 Nov 1874 28 Jul 1908 SS

Fraley, Elmer 1909 1990 SS

Hitch, John 04 Aug 1884 01 Aug 1969 SS : W [Husband] We will meet again

Hitch, Rosie 12 May 1889 02 Mar 1957 SS : H [Wife of John Hitch]

Kidd, Marion 1892 [      ] SS

Kidd, Mary 1893 1978 SS

Ratliff, James Harlan
Ratliff, Delpha Jane 14 Mar 1882
12 Aug 1881 31 Jul 1959
20 Mar 1957 DS : H
DS : W Though lost to sight to memory sound
She was the sunshine of our home

Ratliff, Fred
Ratliff, Lexie 24 Apr 1915
24 Jul 1916 [      ]
21 Jan 1977 DS : H
DS : W [Husband of Lexie Hitch]
[Wife of Fred Ratliff] Great love lives on

Thomas, Ed
Thomas, Jane 1881
1883 1965
[      ] DS : H
DS : W [Husband of Jane Thomas]
[Wife of Ed Thomas]

NAME	BORN	DIED	STONE	NOTES
Davis, Henderson	15 Nov 1874	28 Jul 1908	SS
Fraley, Elmer	1909	1990	SS
Hitch, John	04 Aug 1884	01 Aug 1969	SS : W	[Husband] We will meet again
Hitch, Rosie	12 May 1889	02 Mar 1957	SS : H	[Wife of John Hitch]
Kidd, Marion	1892	[ ]	SS
Kidd, Mary	1893	1978	SS
Ratliff, James Harlan Ratliff, Delpha Jane	14 Mar 1882 12 Aug 1881	31 Jul 1959 20 Mar 1957	DS : H DS : W	Though lost to sight to memory sound She was the sunshine of our home
Ratliff, Fred Ratliff, Lexie	24 Apr 1915 24 Jul 1916	[ ] 21 Jan 1977	DS : H DS : W	[Husband of Lexie Hitch] [Wife of Fred Ratliff] Great love lives on
Thomas, Ed Thomas, Jane	1881 1883	1965 [ ]	DS : H DS : W	[Husband of Jane Thomas] [Wife of Ed Thomas]

Note: Three unmarked grave sites.

Author:

This cemetery listing is authored by the Rowan County Kentucky Historical Society. It is one of over 375 cemetery surveys available in book or CD format from the Society.
Page design and graphics by Teri Pettit. The titling font used in the cemetery name plaques is Adobe Trajan Bold, designed by Carol Twombly.

Source of Information:

Personal records, Funeral Homes and inventory of the cemetery.

Acknowledgment:

The Historical Society and specifically the Cemetery Committee, wishes to acknowledge and extend a special thanks to Dewie E. Black, Betty Sharp & Ethel J. Jones for their work in inventorying this cemetery on July 8, 1977.

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