Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Pitts, Allene 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com December 9, 2005, 9:15 pm Payette Enterprise 1-20-1916 Payette Enterprise Payette, Idaho Thursday, January 20, 1916 MOTHER AND CHILD BURIED TOGETHER Unspeakably sad was the scene presented at the home of Mr.. Thomas Pitts in this city, Saturday morning, where death had claimed his wife and infant child and where both lay waiting to be followed by the heart-broken father and other relatives as well as many sorrowing friends to their final resting place by the side of two children who had preceded them within the past two years. Mrs. Pitts died of tuberculosis, at 10 o'clock Wednesday night, Jan. 12th and her five-months old babe passed away at two o'clock Saturday morning, Jan. 15th. Funeral services were conducted from the Baptist Church at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. P. H. Evans. The mother and child were buried in one casket, the interment taking place in Riverside Cemetery. Many floral offerings were sent, to the stricken home by friends of the family. Cynthia Jane Inman was born in Barton county, Missouri, June l9, 1888. At the age of 11 years she went with her parents to Western Kansas; from there in 1905, she came with her parents to Payette, Idaho; June 19, 1907, she was united in marriage to Thomas Pitts. To this union were born six children; Oval, Claude, Effie, Carl, Lester and Allene. Mrs. Pitts leaves to mourn her loss, a husband, one son, Claude, aged seven years and one daughter, Effie, six years, a mother, four brothers, two sisters and a host of friends. Allene Pitts, the babe, was born in Payette, Idaho, August 20, 1915, and died January 15, 1916. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/p/pitts539nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb