Mitchell County NcArchives Obituaries.....Pittman, Ruth E May 9, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak Jkodak@charter.net May 22, 2006, 3:06 pm Mitchell News-Journal 5/17/06 RUTH E. PITTMAN CLAREMONT - Ruth E. (Granny) Pittman, 84, formerly of the Cane Creek community in Bakersville, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 in Palliative Care Center and Hospice of Catawba Valley in Newton. A native of Yancey County, she was the daughter of the late Wade and Minnie Buchanan English, and wife of the late Phillip Pittman. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Wilma Burleson; and a son, Rev. Loman Isaac (Butch) Pittman; four sisters, Lucy, Edna, Nell and Annie; and four brothers, Ralph, Troy, Floyd and Silas. Survivors include a son, Vaughn Pittman; a sister, Phebi Buchanan of Newland; one granddaughter; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith Baptist Church in Bakersville. Revs. John Stamey and Rose Wise officiated. Burial followed in Cane Creek Cemetery. The family received friends from 1 p.m. until the service hour at the church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mitchell/obits/p/pittman211gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb