Barbara Ann Hitt

Barbara Ann Hitt March 16, 1923 - January 26, 2016 Barbara Ann (Brown) Hitt of Waco entered into eternal life at the age of 92 on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 2, at St. Louis Catholic Church with the Rev. Augustine Ariwaodo as Celebrant. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin with Rosary at 6:30 p.m., Monday, February 1, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel. Barbara was born in Waco, Texas, to her parents, Hal Douglas and Clarabel Brown on March 16, 1923. She and her family moved for a brief time to Nashville, Tennessee, before returning to Waco. She graduated from Waco High School and worked as a typist and receptionist. For a year, she moved to Bermuda to live with her sister, and worked in a bank. Upon her return to Waco, she met Buford Hitt, who had recently been discharged from the Army Air Corps. They fell in love and were married on February 17, 1950. They had two children: a son, Alan, born in 1959 and a daughter, Mary Ann, born in 1962. Barbara was a faithful member of St Louis Catholic Church of Waco. She had been active in the Study Club and serving Meals on Wheels. Barbara was an irrepressibly joyful person who never met anyone she did not like. She loved to travel, socialize, dance, play golf and be with her family, especially her husband, Buford. She is preceded in death by her mother and father; her husband (2005); as well as brothers, Douglas, Fred and Bland; sisters, Dorothy, Jerry, Patsy, Martha, and a sister who died in infancy, Virginia. She is survived by her brother, William (“Bill”) of Waco; her daughter, Mary Ann Hamby and son-in-law, Jaral Hamby, of Lakeway, Texas; and her son, Alan Hitt and daughter-in-law, Kelly Hitt, of Frisco, Texas. She is also survived by grandson, Nicholas Hamby of Lakeway, as well as grandsons, James and Dylan of Frisco; and granddaughters, Emily, Mary and Jodi, all in the Dallas area. She is also survived by many more nieces and nephews. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in our “Memorial Guestbook” at www.WHBfamily.com.