James “Jim” Hitchcock, 77, of Widener, Arkansas, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, at the Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyoming.
Mr. Hitchcock was born July 8, 1949, in Sikeston, Missouri, and was the son of Lawrence Olon Hitchcock and Esther Virginia Shuppert Hitchcock. He lived in Wynne and Jonesboro before moving back to Widener. He was operations manager for Bluff City Provisions and was a member of Ridgewood Baptist Church.
Mr. Hitchcock married Katherine Renee Williams in 1988, and she survives him along with three sons, Colby Hitchcock, and his wife, Kelly Karavousanos, of Morrison, Colorado, Riley Hitchcock, and his wife, Anna, of Brookland, Arkansas, and Peyton Hitchcock, and his wife Allison, of Manila, Arkansas; one daughter, Olivia Smith, and her husband, Colten, of Laramie, Wyoming; and five grandchildren, Huxton Hitchcock, Xander Hitchcock, Everly Hitchcock, Melina Karavousanos, and Rocco Karavousanos.
Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2026, at Harvey’s Chapel Cemetery in Marmaduke, Arkansas. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. at Kernodle Funeral Home in Wynne, Arkansas. Kernodle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. You may log on to kernodlefh.com for the online registry.
