MAHONING COUNTY OHIO - OBIT: PITTS, Mrs. Polly (Jan 14, 1946) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgenwebarchives.org ************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Submitted by: Mary Ann Hetrick Email: Mhet703234@aol.com Date: August 22, 2000 *********************************************************************** Life Time Resident of Mahoning County The funeral services attendant upon the burial f the venrable Mrs. Polly Pitts, whose death occurred at the home of her son-in-law, Christian Metzler, of North Lima, Monday, mentiond of which was made then, were conducted at that village Wednesday morning at 10:30 o’clock. Inturment was made at Zion church cemetery, New Middletown, where the remains of her husband were laid to rest some eighteen or twenty years ago At the time of her death Mrs. Pitts was 97 years old and was a most remarkable woman in many respects. She was born near New Middletown, this county, where she spent, with the exception of the eight years last past, her whole life. She was perhaps the oldest resident of this county, when she was called to her reward. Than Mrs. Pitts it is doubtful if there was a better known, more respected residen in all Mahoning county, She bore the remarkable distinction of being the mother of four generations. Last year Mrs. Pitts and descendants representing five distinct generations, were in attendance at the Rub reunion held at North Lima. Among them were grand children of Mrs. Pitts, who were grandparents themselves. Up to whithin a few days of her death Mrs. Pitts had never known a day’s sickness; she retained possession of all the faculties, red the daily papers and did all sorts of house work and always endoyed perfict health. She came from a family noted for its longevity, her mother reaching the advanced age of 102 years. Three children, Mrs. Isaac Simmons of Borardman township; Mrs C. Metzler, of North Lima and Jacob Pitts, of New Middeltown, together with grand children, great grand children, to the number of many scores, survive her. During all her long life time Mrs. Pitts never had but one picture of herself taken, of which the above shown is a copy.