MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - Clarence Pittman, 31 May 2002
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CLARENCE PITTMAN
BAKERSVILLE – Clarence Pittman, 85, of Cane Creek Road, died Friday, 
May 31, 2002 at Spruce Pine Community Hospital. He was the son of the 
late Ken and Tempie Aldridge Pittman. He was also preceded in death by a 
son, Robert Lee Pittman. A member of Cane Creek Freewill Baptist Church, 
he was retired as the owner of Cane Creek General Merchandise.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Buchanan Pittman of the home; one 
daughter, Anna Bell McKinney of Bakersville; two sons, Ronnie Pittman of 
Charlotte, and Arthur Pittman of Semarang, Indonesia; two sisters, Mary 
Bell Hack of Zellwood, FL and Edna Suggs of Blue Ridge, GA; one brother, 
Frank Pittman of Zellwood, FL; 11 grandchildren; and fourteen great 
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Henline-Hughes 
Funeral Home in Bakersville. Revs. Lee Ayers and Tony McKinney officiated. 
Burial followed in Cane Creek Cemetery. The family received friends from 
2-3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to 
Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 28777.