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Robert Chitwood

13 Dec 1916 – 6 Feb 1984

Birth	13 Dec 1916
Death	6 Feb 1984
Cemetery	McCall Cemetery McCall , Valley County , Idaho , USA
Added by	Suzanne Morris on 07 Sep 2019
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75533390

Bio

Robert Thurman "Tex" Chitwood, 68, of McCall, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 1985 in a McCall hospital. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Community Congregational Church, McCall. Rev. Bill Edelen officiated, under the direction of Heikkila Funeral Chapel, McCall. Burial will be in the McCall Cemetery. Chitwood, manager of Chitwood Cabins, was born Dec. 13, 1916, at Ector, Texas, a son of Bill and Era Chitwood. He grew up in Ector where he worked for several farms, a service station and for Jone Field crewing aircraft. In 1932 he joined the CCC. In 1935 he joined the U.S. Army receiving his discharge in 1941. He then worked as a mechanic for the railroad in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1943 he came to McCall where he worked for Brown Tie and Lumber as a mechanic and truck driver for a number of years. He then built and owned Chitwood Cabins which he managed until the time of his death. He married Martha Darkwood on Oct. 17, 1945, at McCall. Survivors include his wife of McCall; two aunts, Stoxie Freeman of Oklahoma City, Okla. And Veda Hogan of Bells, Texas; and numerous cousins in Texas. His parents, two sisters and a brother died earlier. Memorials may be made to the McCall Public Library.

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Family

Parents

• Floyd Clinton "Bill" Chitwood 1886–1959
• Era Mae Witherspoon Chitwood 1886–1975

Spouse

• Martha Sarah Darkwood Chitwood 1918–2007 FaG

Siblings

• Emmett Chitwood 1906–1912
• Veda Mae Chitwood 1913–1968
• Royce R Chitwood 1918–1967

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