Hitt, Lola Faye  
 	
GILMER -- Services for Lola Faye Hitt, 80, of Gilmer, will 
be held 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 17, 2006, at Croley Funeral 
Home Chapel in Gilmer, Texas, with the Reverend Lynn Hitt, 
the Reverend Ray Eastridge, and the Reverend Calvin Hancock 
officiating. Mrs. Hitt died Thursday, October 12, 2006, in 
Longview, Texas. She was born October 21, 1925, in Gilmer, 
to Clarence Wesley Barber and Cassie Davis Barber. She 
married William H. Hitt, and he preceded her in death in 
1999. Mrs. Hitt was a member of Gilmer Baptist Church, and 
she served as president of the State Ladies Auxiliary 
Missionary Baptist Association of Texas. She was preceded 
in death by her parents; husband; two sons, William Hoyle 
"Spooky" Hitt Jr. and Larry Dale Hitt; and brothers, James 
Wesley "Ecky" Barber and Joseph "Corky" Barber. Mrs. Hitt 
is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Lynn and 
Patricia Hitt of Kingwood; daughter-in-law, Wanda Hitt of 
Longview; two grandchildren, Harold Hitt and Amanda Hitt; 
and one great-grandchild, Cole Hitt. Pallbearers will be 
L.O. "Potsy" Harris, Keith Barber, Sammy Whatley, Harold 
Hitt, Cole Hitt, and Kevin Jablonski. In lieu of flowers, 
memorial donations may be made to Sounding Out the Word 
Ministry, 1823 Aldine Mail Rt., Houston, TX 77039. 
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Monday evening, October 
16, 2006, at Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/14/2006.