ARDI HITCHBORN

1932 - 2023

Ard“was born June 30K 1932 “n Santa Mar“aK Cal“forn“aK to Nora Br“ghent“Wall and Porter Wall. She was 91 when she passed at her home on October 18K 2023. Ard“spent her early years “n Santa BarbaraK where her love of horses started. A pass“on that she passed down to her granddaughtersK Corey Buffington and k“anne salbot and greatLgranddaughtersK Reese and kogynn Buffington. Ard“was st“ll r“d“ng horses th“s pass June on her 91st B“rthday. Ard“moved to B“shop “n 1946. She marr“ed George M. H“tchborn “n 1949K they were marr“ed for 64 years when George passed away “n 2013.

Ard“and George moved to the San Fernando Valley where they started the“r fam“ly and l“ved unt“l 1970 when they had the opportun“ty to buy the Foster Freeze “n B“shop and move home to B“shop. Ard“opened the Inyo Country Store and CaféK where she and her son B“ll and daughter “nLlaw korna worked unt“l 2006 when she ret“red.

Ard““s surv“ved by her three sons and daughter; Glen H“tchborn of Forest GroveK OregonK Alan (Den“se) H“tchborn of North VancouverK B.C. CanadaK B“ll (korna) H“tchborn of SparksK NevadaK k“sa (B“ll) xeagerK of B“shop. dleven grandch“ldrenK Corey (Joe) BuffingtonK k“anne (Chr“s) salbot K Jess“ca H“tchbornK Nathan“el (jather“ne) H“tchbornK George (Amber) H“tchbornK sara Carap“aK Samuel H“tchbornK kaurel H“tchbornK M“chael (Cor“nna) H“tchbornK Curry (sal“ne) H“tchbornK Just“n ( Stephan“e) H“tchbornK 12 greatLgrandch“ldren and good fam“ly fr“end An“ta Sonke. she Fam“ly would l“ke to shank Dr. R“chardson for h“s care of our parents through the years.