Mrs. Anna Ruth Gant Hitchcock

August 11, 1925 - March 27, 2021

Ruth left this world in the afternoon of March 27, 2021. She died with her 2 surviving children by her side, in her house, on the farm land on which she was born. She was the last surviving child of Carrie (Tipton) Gant and George Washington Gant. She is preceded in death by her 8 siblings, Edna Earl, Floye, Marvin, Hal, Tempie, Bobby, Bunny, and Mary (Peaches). She joins her husband of 56 years, Henry Perry Hitchcock, and her two beloved sons, Henry Malcolm Hitchcock and Edgar Perry Hitchcock. She is survived by her son, George Samuel Hitchcock (Linda) and daughter, Amy Ruth Hitchcock; granddaughter, April Annie Oxford (Jon); great granddaughters, Shaniya Lin Oxford and Desiree Ann Oxford; and great grandson, Perry James Oxford; granddaughter, Heather Marie Hancock, great grandchildren, Audrey Annette Hancock, Wesley Clayton Hancock, Landon George Hancock, and Emmett Samuel Hancock. Also survived by dear sister in law, Ann (Bobby) Gant and dear friend, Barbara Berger - “like a sister.” Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 11:00 am at Scottsboro Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 10:00 am until time of service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: UAB School of Nursing Scholarship Fund Make Checks Payable to UAB School of Nursing in Memo line write “In Memory of Anna Ruth Hitchcock” Mail to: UAB School of Nursing NB 385 Office of Development and Alumni Relations 1720 2nd Ave South Birmingham, AL 35294-1210 To Donate Online: https://go.uab.edu/AnnaRuthHitchcock OR to Northeast Alabama Community College School of Nursing Scholarship Fund Write Check Payable to: NACC Foundation and note on the check that it is for the “Anna Ruth Hitchcock Nursing Scholarship.” Mail to: NACC Foundation Heather Rice P.O. Box 159 Rainsville, AL 35986 To Donate Online: https://anna-ruth-hitchcock-memorial-scholarship.square.site/