Marshall Ray Hitt

Date of birth  - 1948

Date of death  - February 25, 2019

On the afternoon of February 25, 2019, Marshall Ray Hitt of Myrtle Creek, OR, moved to Heaven at the age of 70, as aresult of atragic accident. He was born in 1948, to Ernest and Evangeline Hitt in Klamath Falls.

Marshall was an avid fishing and boating enthusiast. He particularly enjoyed fishing or boating with family and friends. He was arock hound, loved action movies, football, flowers and especially gardenfresh tomatoes. He spent the majority of his working career in the sawmill industry. Starting as cleanup he moved up through the rank eventually becoming supervisor, plant manager, and project consultant. That career took him across the United States from Oregon to Maine, and overseas including Spain, Italy, Japan, China and Siberia. When he retired, he pursued his former passion for motorcycles. He eventually joined Bikers for Christ and found away to do what he loved as aministry. He had abig heart and would do anything for anyone, especially the underdog. His greatest love after his love for the Lord was to his family.

Marshall was preceded in death by his parents Ernest and Evangeline Hitt, and sister, Rosetta Resue. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hitt; his children, Deborah (Dustin) Gallant, Kimberly (Robert) Mendez, Jennifer (Derrin) Beaudoin; and step children, Krystyn (Brandon) Aho, Shawn (Tish) Kuntz, and Ben (Cassandra) Kuntz; 16 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren; his brothers, Dewayne (Mary) Hitt, Dennis (Vicki) Hitt; sister, Ernestine (Fred) Leslie; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Private memorial services were held March 9,2019, at the Tri City Church of Christ. For those wishing to make acontribution in honor of Marshall, please make adonation to your favorite charity or Biker for Christ, Douglas County Chapter, PO Box 1835, Roseburg, OR 97470. Mountain View Memorial Chapel are taking care of arrangements.

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Additional information regarding this accident:

Douglas County Clerk Patricia Hitt and her husband, Marshall Hitt, moved to a home east of Myrtle Creek surrounded by lots of trees five years ago. The two, who had been married since 1991, had plans of traveling and spending more time together when she retired.

That changed in an instant on a snowy Tuesday, Feb. 26, when a tree struck and killed Marshall — making him the only known storm-related death from last week’s snowstorm.

On top of heavy snow Sunday evening and Monday, a third wave of snow Tuesday proved too much for hundreds of trees around the county. The Hitt property in Myrtle Creek was no different, where trees were dropping like matchsticks.