Hubert "Ski" Schitoskey, Jr.

SERVICES:  SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 201110:00 A. M.MCCLAIN-HAYS CHAPELVISITATION:  FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 20115:00 - 8:00 P. M.INTERMENT:  PLATTSBURG CEMETERYWINSTON COUNTYOFFICIATING:  REV. DAVID SCHITOSKEYREV. DWIGHT FLEMING    Mr. Schitoskey, 73, of Philadelphia, died Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian.   He was born and reared in Palestine, Texas and had made his home in Philadelphia since 2001.  He retired from the U.S. Navy after serving 31 years.  He was a member of the American Legion and Fleet Reserve.  Mr. Schitoskey was a member of Plattsburg Baptist Church.   He was preceded in death by his father, Hubert Lee Schitoskey, Sr.   Survivors include his wife, Hilda Jones Schitoskey of Philadelphia; daughter, Sherry Wade and her husband, Jimmy of Philadelphia; sons, James Michael Russell of Tupelo and Rev. David Wayne Schitoskey and his wife, Syble of Philadelphia; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; mother, Audrey Lee Schitoskey of Palestine, TX; sister, Sue Miles of Palestine, TX; and brother, Charles Schitoskey of Kilgore, TX.