Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Pittman, Julia R. Bracey, 2000 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JULIA B. PITTMAN Julia Bracey "Nana" Pittman, 82, died March 27, 2000. Born in Southampton County, she was a daughter of the late Lee and Lina Brickle Bracey. An active bridge player, Mrs. Pittman had been with her club of ladies for more than 50 years. She was a member of Franklin Congregational Christian Church. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, L.R. "Boss" Pittman; three daughters, Judy P. Blythe of Franklin, Beverly P. Hardison and her husband, J.T., and Becky P. Whitfield and her husband, Whit, all of Virginia Beach; two sons, Leon R. Pittman Jr. and his wife, Bonnie, of Franklin and Jim Pittman and his wife, Arlene, of Sedley; 11 grandchildren, Pete Karafa, Julie Blythe, Ben Blythe, Cherie Cornwell, Charlene Montanez, Nicole Barressi, Tres Steele, Nic and Josh Pittman, Brandon and Aaron Pittman; and eight great- grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Wright Funeral Home by the Rev. Lafayette Wilkins. Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and suggests that memorial donations be made to the Franklin Congregational Christian Church, 412 N. High St., Franklin, or to the Texie Camp Marks Children's Center, 700 Campbell St., Franklin, VA 23851. Julia Rebecca "Nana" (BRACEY; Mrs. L.R. "Boss") PITTMAN, b. 30 Jan 1905, Southampton Co., d. 27 Mar 2000, interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 39A*), Franklin, 30 Mar 2000, "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Mar. 28, 2000, B9 *Her parents are also buried there. Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Poplar Spring list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Sep. 24, 1943, p. 5) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b620c3ob.txt Her mother's obit ("Tidewater News," Jan. 21, 1927, p. 1) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b620l1ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/p355j3ob.txt