Randolph County AlArchives Obituaries.....Pittman, James M  March 15 1917
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The Roanoke Leader 
              ROANOKE LOST
             A GOOD CITIZEN

           When Mr. J. M. Pittman Was
              Called by Death---Interment
                             at Lebanon.
         
          Mr. James M. Pittman died at
         his home in this place at 8 o’clock
         last Thursday evening, after an ill-
         ness of one week of pneumonia,
         complicated with other troubles.
         The deceased was 67 years of age
         and had spent his life in and near
         Roanoke. In his immediate family
         he leaves a wife, one son, Mr. El
         bert Pittman, of Route 4, and a
         daughter, Mrs. S. J. Vaughn, of
         Birmingham. Three brothers also
         survive the deceased. Messrs. M. P.,
         W. W. and A. J. Pittman.
           At 1:30 Friday afternoon at the
         late residence a short service was
         conducted by Revs. C. B. Holder
         and J. W. Rucker. A large com-
         pany of friends was present to
         manifest their respect and sympa-
         thy. The remains were carried,
         accompanied by a large number of
         relatives and friends, to Lebanon
         Christian church, three miles north
         of Roanoke, where interment was
         made, after funeral services con-
         ducted by Rev. C. B. Holder, the
         pastor, who delivered a thoughtful,
         comforting discourse. Dr. Rucker
         offered prayer. Several old sengs
         were rendered, upon request, by a
         quartet from the choirs of this city.
           Besides the large company of
         white people, many of them from
         quite a distance, who assembled to
         pay tribute to the memory of the
         deceased, some twenty-five colored
         people were in the rear of the
         building and came forward to view
         the remains. Many of them had
         worked for Mr. Pittman on his
         farms in that vicinity, and the in-
         terest they manifested constituted
         a strong testimonial to the upright
         character of the deceased.
           Mr. Pittman was a fine type of
         citizen—quiet, sober, attentive to.
         business, devoted to  his family and
         church, and in line with all under-
         takings that looked to the welfare
         of his country. He was possessed
         in a large measure of the gentle
         virtues of the Apostle John, which
         made him greatly loved by those
         who knew him best. Even the
         little grand-children were fond of
         him beyond the ordinary bounds of
         natural affection.
         
                   CARD OF THANKS.
         
           How we do wish we were able to
         express the gratitude and the ap-
         preciation we feel to all who have
         so kindly ministered to us during
         the sickness and death of our dear
         loved one. But our hearts are so
         full of love to each and every one
         who has shown so many kindnesses
         in so many different ways that we
         say to all, we do thank you a thou-
         sand times, and may God bless
         you and keep you and save you.
           Most gratefully,
               Mrs. Carrie Pittman,
               Elbert Pittman,
               Mrs. S. J. Vaughan, 
                        and Relatives.
         




Additional Comments:
This obituary was OCRed from a clipping that was found in the house of an elder
relative. 
Note: James' 3 children (Nathan Elbert, Martha Ellen, James Madison Jr) were
all children of his first wife, Dora Ann Lovelace who died in 1881. 
 Carrie Park was his 2nd wife

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