Oval Hitchcock, 67

Sparta resident and Warren County native Oval Hitchcock, 67, died unexpectedly March 6 at his home.

The co-owner of Spar Gas in Sparta and a member of Findlay Church of Christ, he was the son of the late Joe and Geneva Curtis Hitchcock; and was preceded in death by his wife Betty Jean Nunley Hitchcock in 2003.

He is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, David and Roxanna Hitchcock of Sparta, Thomas and Kim Hitchcock of Murfreesboro; daughter and son-in-law, Janice and David McFerrin of Cookeville; five grandchildren; and sisters, Doris Emmalene Payne and Sylvia Stevens, both of McMinnville and Agnes Prewett of Clearwater, Fla.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Findlay Church of Christ in Sparta with Larry Acuff, Vernon Joines and Dwight Fuqua officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. View Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. today at High’s and 6 to 9 p.m. tonight at Findlay Church of Christ, and 7 a.m. until time of service Monday at the church. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association or your favorite charity.

High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) March 7, 2004