RAYMOND EUGENE BITNER

Raymond Eugene Bitner, age 87 of Summer Shade, died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at the Cumberland Co. Hospital.  He was a son of the late Earnest Ray and Ota Shope Bitner and was an Army Veteran of WW II.  He was a member of the Mt. Moriah Cumberland  Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by two daughters, Gloria Jean Nunn and Patty Hurt both of Summer Shade;  grandchildren, Melissa (Kelly) Moss, Gina (Brad) Rutledge, Marla (Tony) Hicks, Ginger (Aaron) Witherspoon, Selena (Richard) Callaghan and Sarah (Scotty) Hutcheson;  greatgrandchildren, Haley and Elyda Hicks, Elizabeth Oglesby and Austin Rutledge, Brittany and Madison Callaghan, Alexis and Mason Hutcheson, Autumn and Audrey Moss and Ayden and Zoe Witherspoon;   three sisters, Mary Shive of Edmonton, Melba Stohl and Naomi Rippy of Tipton, In.;  three brothers, Max (Dot) Bitner, Bill (Elizabeth) Bitner and Earl Dane Bitner all of Kempton, In.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Shive Bitner, two sons-in-law, Robert Nunn and Jack Hurt and one brother, Lester Bitner.
Funeral services will be Friday, July 13 at 11:00 AM at the McMurtrey Funeral Home with Bro. Timmy Adams officiating. Burial will follow in the Summer Shade Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by the Glasgow Chapter 20 of the DAV.
Visitation will begin Thursday, July 12 at 2:00 PM at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Summer Shade Fire Dept.or the Mt. Moriah Cumberland Presbyterian Church. c/o McMurtrey Funeral Home, 2232 Summer Shade Rd. Summer Shade, Ky. 42166.