Margaret Marie Brumbeloe Hitt

December 7, 1924 - January 26, 2022

Margaret Marie Brumbeloe Hitt December 7, 1924 – January 26, 2022 Margaret Marie Brumbeloe Hitt, 97, died January 26, 2022, in Collins, Mississippi. Born on December 7, 1924, to Julia Ann Josephine Dobbins Brumbeloe and Milford Lumpkin Brumbeloe, Margaret grew up in the Skirum community on Sand Mountain, Alabama, and later finished her education at Boligee, Alabama and Eutaw, Alabama. On January 5, 1942, Margaret married Edwin Auston Hitt at Eutaw, Alabama. They lived in Boligee where they raised their three children Milford Irving, James Edwin, and Margaret Ann. In May of 1957, the family moved to Laurel, Mississippi, where Edwin and Margaret would live for the next 53 years. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her sister Mary Hulsey, her brother Jimmie Brumbeloe, and her son-in-law Larry Bennett. She is survived by her sisters Francis Oree Martin of Albertville, Alabama, and Betty Hinton of Prattville, Alabama (Ken); her children Irving Hitt of Collins, Mississippi (Gwen), James Hitt of Madison, Mississippi (Annette), and Margaret Ann Bennett Vaughn of Huntsville, Alabama (John); her grandchildren Allison Tofflemire of Huntsville, Alabama (Steve), Lora Bennett of Huntsville, Oliver Hitt of Collins, Mississippi (Monika), Carter Hitt of Madison, Mississippi (Grace), Megan Mayhan of Madison, Mississippi (Anthony) and Marty Kelly of Madison, Mississippi (Matt); and her great grandchildren Olivia Blakeley Hitt, Kelsey Claire Mayhan, Hasting Amelia Hill, Katy Belle Mayhan, Mary Carter Hitt, and Lola Louise Hitt. Her extended family includes a host of nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on January 30, 2022 at Crestview Cemetery at 1 p.m. in Laurel, Mississippi, conducted by Memory Chapel Funeral Home with clergy from First Baptist Church, Laurel. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a church or charity of your choice. To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.