William R. “Bill” Hewitt, 76, of Bear Lane, Chicora, Donegal Township, passed away while surrounded by his loving family early Sunday morning, following a short battle with cancer.

William was born June 9, 1941, in West Middlesex. He was the son of James Leroy and Mary Annabelle Rummel Hewitt. Bill was a graduate of West Middlesex High School and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W.Va.

Bill was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, walking in the woods and most especially vacationing with his wife, Darlene. Mr. Hewitt had been employed for more than 35 years with S.S. Kreske and Kmart as a store manager, having served stores in Vermont, New York New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He retired in 1996. In his earlier years, Bill attended the West Middlesex United Methodist Church and later the Fenelton United Methodist Church.

Mr. Hewitt is survived by his wife, Darlene R. Fallen Hewitt, whom he married at the Fenelton United Methodist Church on May 22, 1971. Six children survive, Dawn M. Green and her husband, Michael, of Houston, Texas, Marylou A. Schwartz and her husband, Christopher, of Erlanger, Ky., Dale E. Hutchison and his companion, Kim, of Chicora, Danie L. Dillman and her husband, Thomas, of Tonawanda, N.Y., Billie L. Ambrusko and her companion, Leonard, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and Michelle L. Hewitt of Buffalo, N.Y.; his sister, Sandra Hummel Minner and her husband, Glenn, of Canton, Ohio; 12 grandchildren, Heather, William, Cory, Danielle, Katlyn, Kalissa, Jerrod, Collin, Justin, Aaron, Taylor and Tia; 11 great-grandchildren, Adalyn, Dennis, Emmalynn, Graham, Gabriella, Cody, Sadie Grace, William “Bubs,” Kaylin, Brooklyn and Bailey; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Noreen and Frank Moculski of Butler; and a number of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his in-laws, Robert “Red” and Emmabell Hepler; and brother-in-law, Terry Hummel.

HEWITT — Friends of William R. “Bill” Hewitt, who died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Hile Funeral Home of Chicora, 339 Chicora-Fenelton Road, Chicora, and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the West Middlesex United Methodist Church, 3123 Main St., West Middlesex. A funeral service will follow at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the church with the Rev. Michael B. Coats, pastor of the Fenelton United Methodist Church, officiating.

Interment will take place beside his parents at the Haywood Cemetery in West Middlesex.

Memorial contributions in Williams’ memory may be made to the Fenelton United Methodist Church, 810 Clearfield Road, Fenelton, PA 16034, or the American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org.

For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.