Sarah Jane (CASE) PITTMAN

CASE, PITTMAN, MCCHESNEY, GRAY, KIRBY, CRANK, WROUGHTON, MAUMAN, LAMB, WHITEHEAD, MCCORMICK

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Date: 4/9/2009 at 21:48:08

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
June 11, 1936

OBITUARY - MRS. SARAH JANE PITTMAN

Mrs. Sarah Jane PITTMAN, 92 years of age, one of the oldest settlers of Ringgold county, died yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nate McCHESNEY, in Riley township, where she had made her home for the past three years. Mrs. PITTMAN, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Jacob CASE, was born in Indiana, June 25, 1844, and came with her parents to Ringgold county when nine years of age and settled in what is now known as Lotts Creek township. Here she lived until the death of her husband, Thomas PITTMAN. She then moved to her home in south Mount Ayr, where she resided until she went to live with her daughter. Funeral arrangements had not been announced at the time the Record-News went to press.

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
June 18, 1936

SHADY GROVE NEWS

Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah PITTMAN, who passed away Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. N. C. McCHESNER, were conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at the Ringgold church, Rev. Emerson McANINCH having charge of the services. Burial was beside her husband, who passed away 32 years ago [Ringgold Cemetery, Lotts Creek Twp., Ringgold County, Iowa]. Mrs. PITTMAN would have been 92 years of age had she lived until June 25. She was a woman loved by all who knew her, for her beautiful christian character. At last victory is hers.

Relatives from a distance attending the services were Mrs. Ida PITTMAN GRAY of Omaha, Mrs. Flora KIRBY CRANK and son of Des Moines, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles WROUGHTON of Diagonal, Miss Marjorie LAMB and Mr. and Mrs. R. L. NAUMAN of Des Moines, Mr. and Mrs. Clair McCHESNEY and baby of Van Wert. The only surviving member of her immediate family is one brother, A. L. CASE, of Newkirk, Oklahoma, and who could not attend. Of her children, Mrs. Belle WHITEHEAD of Arkansas, Mrs. Dove McCORMICK of Holly, Colorado, and Ed PITTMAN, of Cannon City, Colorado, were unable to attend.