Lala Hitch

Lala Moores Hitch died August 25, 2009 in Dallas, Texas. She was born in Vian, Oklahoma, February 17, 1916, the only child of Sarah and Paul Moores. She graduated from Vian High School and Oklahoma A&M University. After graduating with a math degree, she traveled the state working for the National Youth Organization to help post-depression college age young people learn to dance and plan activities requiring ingenuity, but little money. She met her husband, H.C. Hitch, Jr. while she was teaching at Panhandle A&M. Throughout her life she enjoyed choreographing the musicals at Panhandle State University, Guymon High School and the Guymon Community Theater. Mrs. Hitch was honored at PSU as a Hall of Fame inductee in 1983, Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year in 1969 and the F. Hiner Dale Citizenship Foundation Award in 1978 for outstanding work in the community. She was very active as a member of Victory Memorial United Methodist Church, serving as chairman on various committees throughout the years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ladd Hitch, her sons, Paul Henry Hitch and James Charles Hitch. She is survived by her daughter, Jane Hitch Willingham and husband, Clark, of Dallas; daughter-in-law, Lynda Hitch of Guymon; four grandchildren, Jason Hitch and wife, Sara, Chris Hitch and wife, Brooke, Meredith Mabus and husband, Rick, and Barrett Willingham and wife, Elizabeth. She has seven great grandchildren, Tyler Hitch, Will and Whit Mabus, James, Sarah, Anna and John Willingham.

Visitation will be at the Henson-Novak Funeral Home, August 28 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. Memorial services will be held at Victory Memorial United Methodist Church, 523 N Roosevelt, Guymon, Saturday, August 29th at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Dr. Michael Burkett, pastor, and Rev. Barry Bennett, associate pastor, officiating. Interment will be in Elmhurst Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Jim Hitch Memorial Scholarship Fund or the charity of choice. Checks for the Hitch fund should be made out to the Jim Hitch Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Henson-Novak Funeral Directors, P.O. Box 1306, Guymon, OK 73942.