Joel Reuben Hitt Jr 1916–2003

Joel Reuben Hitt Jr, 1916–2003 (aged 86 years)

Name

Joel Reuben Hitt Jr

Name: Joel Reuben /Hitt/ Jr

Gender Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	December 30, 1916 42 31 Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Carolyne Hitt April 12, 1919 (aged 2 years) Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Residence	Age: 3Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 1920 (aged 3 years) Beat 1, Hinds, Mississippi
Residence	Age: 12Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son 1930 (aged 13 years) Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Reuben Martin Hitt September 13, 1932 (aged 15 years) Goss, Marion County, MS, USA
Death of a paternal grandfather	Reuben Martin Hitt 1932 (aged 15 years)
Residence	1935 (aged 18 years) Rural, Hinds, Mississippi
Residence	1935 (aged 18 years) Rural, Hinds, Mississippi
Occupation	NFL Football player 1939 (aged 22 years) Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Occupation	NBL Basketball 1940 (aged 23 years) Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Occupation	NBL Basketball 1940 (aged 23 years) Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Note: Agency: Goodyear Wingfoots
Occupation	Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Central High School 1940 (aged 23 years) Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA
Occupation	Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Central High School 1940 (aged 23 years) Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA
Residence	Age: 23Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head April 1, 1940 (aged 23 years) Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1942 (aged 25 years) Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1942 (aged 25 years) Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1944 (aged 27 years) San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1944 (aged 27 years) San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA
Death of a brother	James Hughes Hitt November 30, 1944 (aged 27 years) The Netherlands
Burial of a brother	James Hughes Hitt 1944 (aged 27 years) The Netherlands
Death of a brother	James Hughes Hitt November 30, 1944 (aged 27 years) The Netherlands
Burial of a brother	James Hughes Hitt 1945 (aged 28 years) Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1946 (aged 29 years) San Diego, San Diego County, CA, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1946 (aged 29 years) San Diego, San Diego County, CA, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1948 (aged 31 years) Washington, D.C., USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1948 (aged 31 years) Washington, D.C., USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1950 (aged 33 years) Quantico, Prince William County, VA, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1950 (aged 33 years) Quantico, Prince William County, VA, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI 1956 (aged 39 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Occupation	Special Agent, FBI from 1956 to 1977 (aged 60 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Death of a father	Joel Reuben Hitt July 22, 1967 (aged 50 years) Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Occupation	Training Coordinator, Mobile County Sheriff's Department 1979 (aged 62 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Occupation	Training Coordinator, Mobile County Sheriff's Department 1979 (aged 62 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Margania Robertson April 1, 1983 (aged 66 years) Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Death of a brother	Thomas Stanfield Hitt September 16, 1986 (aged 69 years)
Residence	1992 (aged 75 years) Mobile, AL
Death of a brother	Bruce Owen Hitt September 12, 1998 (aged 81 years) Jackson Hinds MS USA
Death of a wife	Evelyn Quinn Eddleman January 28, 2002 (aged 85 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Citation details: death certificate
Death of a wife	Evelyn Quinn Eddleman January 28, 2002 (aged 85 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Burial of a wife	Evelyn Quinn Eddleman January 31, 2002 (aged 85 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Race	White
Burial of a father	Joel Reuben Hitt Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Burial of a mother	Elizabeth Margania Robertson Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Death	June 2, 2003 (aged 86 years) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Death	Age: 86 June 2, 2003 (aged 86 years)
Burial	June 7, 2003 (5 days after death) Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
Burial	Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, USA

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Family with parents
father	Links Birth: October 24, 1874 25 19 — Bellefontaine, Webster, Mississippi, USA Education: 1897 — San Marcos, Hays County, TX, USA Occupation: teacher — from 1899 to 1901 — Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA Occupation: teacher — from 1899 to 1901 — Athens, Henderson, Texas, USA Occupation: teacher — 1901 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Occupation: teacher — 1901 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Marriage: December 25, 1904 — Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA Education: B.A. — 1917 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Education: B.A. — 1917 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Occupation: mathematics professor — 1917 — Newton, Newton County, MS, USA Occupation: mathematics professor — 1917 — Newton, Newton County, MS, USA Occupation: Mathematics Professor — 1918 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Death: July 22, 1967 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Burial: Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Margania Robertson Thomas Stanfield Hitt Lucile Wilmoth Hitt Bruce Owen Hitt Flora May Hitt James Hughes Hitt Joel Reuben Hitt Jr Elizabeth Carolyne Hitt Joel Reuben Hitt 1874–1967 Birth: October 24, 1874 25 19 — Bellefontaine, Webster, Mississippi, USA Death: July 22, 1967 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
mother	Links Birth: February 12, 1885 31 24 — Mississippi Birth: Marriage: December 25, 1904 — Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA Death: April 1, 1983 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Burial: Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joel Reuben Hitt Thomas Stanfield Hitt Lucile Wilmoth Hitt Bruce Owen Hitt Flora May Hitt James Hughes Hitt Joel Reuben Hitt Jr Elizabeth Carolyne Hitt Elizabeth Margania Robertson 1885–1983 Birth: February 12, 1885 31 24 — Mississippi Death: April 1, 1983 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
Marriage	Marriage — December 25, 1904 — Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
11 months elder brother	Links Birth: December 1, 1905 31 20 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Occupation: athletics coach — 1937 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Occupation: athletic coach — 1940 — Starkville, Oktibbeha, MS, USA Occupation: athletic coach — 1940 — Starkville, Oktibbeha, MS, USA Occupation: Manager — 1961 — Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA Occupation: Manager — 1961 — Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA Occupation: athletic coach — Laramie, Albany County, WY, USA Occupation: athletic coach — Knoxville, Knox County, TN, USA Occupation: athletic coach — Laramie, Albany County, WY, USA Occupation: athletic coach — Knoxville, Knox County, TN, USA Death: September 16, 1986 Burial: Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Floyd Catheryn Sigrest Thomas Stanfield Hitt 1905–1986 Birth: December 1, 1905 31 20 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Death: September 16, 1986
3 years elder sister	Links Birth: July 21, 1908 33 23 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Marriage: June 30, 1930 Death: March 20, 2007 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jack Hollingsworth Joel Hitt Hollingsworth Jack Hollingsworth Jr. Jack Hollingsworth Jr. Lucile Wilmoth Hitt 1908–2007 Birth: July 21, 1908 33 23 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Death: March 20, 2007 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: September 8, 1910 35 25 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Civil: Mississippi Death: September 12, 1998 — Jackson Hinds MS USA Burial: Lena, Leake County, MS, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Dorothy Marie Maxwell Sandra Floy Hitt William Bruce Hitt Bruce Owen Hitt 1910–1998 Birth: September 8, 1910 35 25 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Death: September 12, 1998 — Jackson Hinds MS USA
2 years elder sister	Links Birth: November 5, 1912 38 27 — Buford, Marion County, MS, USA Civil: Mississippi Death: January 11, 2006 — Pensacola, Escambia County, FL, USA Burial: January 14, 2006 — Pensacola, Escambia County, FL, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James D Taylor Flora May Hitt 1912–2006 Birth: November 5, 1912 38 27 — Buford, Marion County, MS, USA Death: January 11, 2006 — Pensacola, Escambia County, FL, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: December 30, 1914 40 29 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Cause of death: Death: November 30, 1944 — The Netherlands Death: from wounds suffered during the Battle of the Roer, Age: 29 — November 30, 1944 — The Netherlands Burial: 1944 — The Netherlands Burial: 1945 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Burial: 1945 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Hughes Hitt 1914–1944 Birth: December 30, 1914 40 29 — Goss, Marion County, MS, USA Death: November 30, 1944 — The Netherlands
2 years himself	Links Birth: December 30, 1916 42 31 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Occupation: NFL Football player — 1939 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Occupation: NBL Basketball — 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Occupation: NBL Basketball — 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Occupation: Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Central High School — 1940 — Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA Occupation: Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Central High School — 1940 — Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1942 — Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1942 — Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1944 — San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1944 — San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1946 — San Diego, San Diego County, CA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1946 — San Diego, San Diego County, CA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1948 — Washington, D.C., USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1948 — Washington, D.C., USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1950 — Quantico, Prince William County, VA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1950 — Quantico, Prince William County, VA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1956 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — from 1956 to 1977 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Occupation: Training Coordinator, Mobile County Sheriff's Department — 1979 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Occupation: Training Coordinator, Mobile County Sheriff's Department — 1979 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Race: White Death: June 2, 2003 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Death: Age: 86 — June 2, 2003 Burial: June 7, 2003 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Burial: Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Evelyn Quinn Eddleman Joel Reuben Hitt Jr 1916–2003 Birth: December 30, 1916 42 31 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Death: June 2, 2003 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
2 years younger sister	Links Birth: April 12, 1919 44 34 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Death: January 4, 2007 — Natchez, Adams County, MS, USA Burial: January 6, 2007 — Natchez, Adams County, MS, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Rayford Priester Robert Ishmael Priester Elizabeth Carolyne Hitt 1919–2007 Birth: April 12, 1919 44 34 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Death: January 4, 2007 — Natchez, Adams County, MS, USA

Family with Evelyn Quinn Eddleman
himself	Links Birth: December 30, 1916 42 31 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Occupation: NFL Football player — 1939 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Occupation: NBL Basketball — 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Occupation: NBL Basketball — 1940 — Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA Occupation: Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Central High School — 1940 — Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA Occupation: Athletic Director and Head Football Coach, Central High School — 1940 — Jackson, Hinds County, MS, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1942 — Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1942 — Gulfport, Harrison County, MS, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1944 — San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1944 — San Antonio, Bexar County, TX, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1946 — San Diego, San Diego County, CA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1946 — San Diego, San Diego County, CA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1948 — Washington, D.C., USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1948 — Washington, D.C., USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1950 — Quantico, Prince William County, VA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1950 — Quantico, Prince William County, VA, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — 1956 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Occupation: Special Agent, FBI — from 1956 to 1977 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Occupation: Training Coordinator, Mobile County Sheriff's Department — 1979 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Occupation: Training Coordinator, Mobile County Sheriff's Department — 1979 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Race: White Death: June 2, 2003 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Death: Age: 86 — June 2, 2003 Burial: June 7, 2003 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Burial: Tillmans Corner, Mobile County, Alabama, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Evelyn Quinn Eddleman Joel Reuben Hitt Jr 1916–2003 Birth: December 30, 1916 42 31 — Clinton, Hinds, Mississippi, USA Death: June 2, 2003 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
wife	Links Birth: February 5, 1917 31 26 — Shelby, Bolivar County, MS, USA Birth: about 1917 31 26 — Mississippi had a stroke: September 30, 1995 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA had a stroke: September 30, 1995 Race: White Death: January 28, 2002 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Death: death certificate — January 28, 2002 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Burial: January 31, 2002 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joel Reuben Hitt Jr Evelyn Quinn Eddleman 1917–2002 Birth: February 5, 1917 31 26 — Shelby, Bolivar County, MS, USA Death: January 28, 2002 — Mobile, Mobile County, AL, USA
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Note	Joel Hitt is in the middle of the second row from the bottom holding a young boy in front of him. He taught at the school. Elizabeth Robertson is fifth from the left in the top row. Edgie Hitt? Joel was known for his colloquial expressions. His oldest child, Joel III, with a little help from Richard, compiled a list of expressions in a book <a href="http://www.rhitt.com/genealogy/ofwww.pdf">Our Father's Way with Words</a>. The following obituary appeared in the Mobile Register and Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MS) shortly after his death. Joel Reuben Hitt, Jr. -- Age 86, a native of Clinton, MS, and resident of Mobile since 1955, died on Monday, June 2, 2003 in a local hospital. Mr. Hitt was a 1939 graduate of Mississippi College in Clinton, MS, where he was a 10 varsity letter athlete in football, basketball, baseball, and track, and where he was president of the student body in his senior year. He was selected to the all-conference teams in football and basketball his last two years at Mississippi College. He was also selected to the Williamson Alternate All-American Football Team, and played in the 1938 Blue-Gray All-star football game. After college, Mr. Hitt played one season of professional football for the Cleveland Rams in 1939 in the National Football League and one season of professional basketball in 1940 for the Goodyear Wingfoots in the National Basketball League. He went on to become coach and athletic director at Central High School in Jackson, MS. In 1942, Mr. Hitt entered the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent. He served in FBI offices in San Diego, San Antonio, Houston, Jackson (MS), New Orleans, FBI Headquarters, Washington Field Office, and Quantico, where he served as Firearms Instructor. In 1955, he was transferred to the Mobile Division where he was the Police Training Coordinator, National Academy Coordinator and Principal Firearms Instructor. Mr. Hitt retired from the FBI in 1977 after a 35 year career. He went on to work for the Mobile County Sheriff's Department as a training coordinator for several years. During his career in law enforcement, Mr. Hitt served as President of the Alabama Peace Officers Association and was inducted into the Alabama Peace Officers Hall of Fame. For his successes in sports, Mr. Hitt was also inducted into the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Mississippi College Sports Hall of Fame. He was also a member of the Dauphin Way Baptist Church for 47 years, where he served as a deacon. Mr. Hitt was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Evelyn Eddleman Hitt. He is survived by his two sons, Joel R. (Ceree Dalton) Hitt, III of Lawrenceville, GA and Richard (Linda Turpin) Hitt of Mobile; three sisters, Flora Taylor of Pensacola, FL, Lucile Hollingsworth of Clinton, MS, and Carolyne Priester of Natchez, MS; and two grandchildren, Derek Hitt and Teagan Hitt of Mobile. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, June 6, 2003 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Radney Funeral Home on Saturday, June 7, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. Internment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements by Radney Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, Mobile, AL. Inducted into the Mississippi College Sports Hall of Fame in 1976 (see http://www.gochoctaws.com/Sports/admin/2006/mchalloffame.asp) Inducted into the State of Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 (see http://www.msfame.com/hof_inductees.html)

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Family with parents
father Parents Reuben Martin Hitt Mary Emma Hughes	Joel Reuben Hitt 1874–1967
mother Parents James Thomas Robertson Sarah Wilmoth Bourn	Elizabeth Margania Robertson 1885–1983
elder brother Family Floyd Catheryn Sigrest Private Private Private	Thomas Stanfield Hitt 1905–1986
elder sister Family Jack Hollingsworth Joel Hitt Hollingsworth Jack Hollingsworth Jr. Jack Hollingsworth Jr.	Lucile Wilmoth Hitt 1908–2007
elder brother Family Dorothy Marie Maxwell Sandra Floy Hitt Private William Bruce Hitt	Bruce Owen Hitt 1910–1998
elder sister Family James D Taylor Private Private Private	Flora May Hitt 1912–2006
elder brother Family Private	James Hughes Hitt 1914–1944
himself	Joel Reuben Hitt Jr 1916–2003
younger sister Family William Rayford Priester Private Private Robert Ishmael Priester	Elizabeth Carolyne Hitt 1919–2007

Family with Evelyn Quinn Eddleman
himself	Joel Reuben Hitt Jr 1916–2003
wife Parents Richard Aaron Eddleman Flossie Nora Lucille Power	Evelyn Quinn Eddleman 1917–2002
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Joel Reuben Hitt Jr(1916–2003)
- Evelyn Quinn Eddleman