Virginia McAllister Hitt
HITT, VIRGINIA - Of Jackson passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at the age of 88. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, Irving Hitt; daughter, Judith M. (Chuck) Walters; two grandchildren, Chuck (Melissa) Walters and Stacy Walters; great-grandchildren, Zoe and Emmy Walters; sister, Thelma Lunsford; as well as nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, Thomas Hitt.
Virginia was born to Merton and Ida McAllister in Ohio. They moved to Jackson and she graduated from Jackson High School. She married her high school sweetheart and she was a devoted homemaker and loving mother. She touched the hearts of many and will be missed.
Services celebrating her life are scheduled at the funeral home on Friday, June 25, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Michael Mason officiating. Family will receive friends for visitation from 1:00 p.m. until the time of service. She will be laid to rest in Roseland Memorial Gardens. www.mem.com www.Mlive.com/obits. Chas. J. Burden & Son 1806 E. Michigan Ave.
Edward was in the Civil War, in the 85th Illinois Volunteers.
History of the 85th Illinois Volunteers
Illinois Volunteer Infantry
by
Henry J. Aten
1901
CHAPTER XXXII.
Pages 420 - 432
EDWARD WARNER, aged eighteen, farmer; enlisted from Spring Bay. Served with his company until near the close of the war, but was sick in the hospital at Chicago, Ill., when the regiment was mustered out. He was honorably discharged a few days later.
Company F was enrolled by John Kennedy at Pekin, Tazewell county, between June 15th and 21st, 1862, in anticipation of a call for additional troops. This was almost a month earlier that the enrollment of any other company in the Eighty-fifth. Unfortunately the enlistment roll of this company does not always definitely fix the birth-place of the men. At the organization of the company the following commissioned officers were elected: John Kennedy, captain; Robert A. Bowman, first lieutenant, and Richard W. Tenney, second lieutenant.
During the three years' service 25 of the company were struck by bullets or shell in battle, 9 of whom were killed, 7 died of wounds and 9 recovered, 4 were accidentally killed, 10 died of disease, 23, were discharged, 4 were transferred and at the final muster out there were but 30 present.
The company was always bravely commanded, and never failed to do its full duty toward the preservation of the nation's integrity.3