Herbert B. Kitzman Jr.

Herbert Bernard Kitzman Jr., 90, of Jacksonville, Texas, left our world on October 21, 2024, to rest in peace until the second coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was a native of Baytown, Texas, but moved his family to East Texas in the early 1970s to start a cattle farm. He was preceded in death by his; mother, Ella Rudel Kitzmann, his father, Herbert Bernard Kitzman Sr. and step-mother Amanda M Kitzman, and his sisters, Helen M. Kicklighter and Carolyn L. Bracey.
He was an insulator by trade but a farmer by heart. He started his heard with a few head of cattle gifted to him by his father. The bloodline of those cattle still exists on the farm in East Texas today. He started two Lutheran churches in East Texas; one in Jacksonville, Texas, and another in Henderson, Texas.
He had a witty sense of humor and was known for pulling pranks. In the last few hours of his life, with an aid and family present, he mustered the strength to give us one last laugh. He asked for a shot of whiskey! He had a love for sports especially football. He was on the high school football team at Cedar Bayou High School in Baytown, Texas. He was also on the football team at Stephen F Austin University in Nacogdoches, Texas, prior to a knee injury that ended that dream.
He is survived by his daughter, Rebecca Kitzman of Tyler Texas; his only bride, Betty Kitzman of Tyler Texas; and his sister, DeAlva Lewis of Baytown, Texas; along with many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Hospice of East Texas for their care in his last hours.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, Texas, and Salem Lutheran Church in Tomball, Texas.
A private gravesite service will take place on October 28, 2024, at Salem Lutheran Cemetery.