Obituaries

Mrs. Edna Pitts, 92, passed away peacefully at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC after an extended illness. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Dr. W.L. Pitts (The Preacher) and her daughter, Linda Pitts Barkley. Edna is the last of her family, the others have passed.

She is survived by one son, Walker L. Pitts, Jr. and his wife Annette; three grandchildren, Waylon Pitts, Tasha Pitts Elmore, and Malinda Barkley; three great-grandchildren; and also Don Purgason, a very close family friend.

Her funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at First Baptist Church, Lincolnton, NC. Visitation will be from 9:45 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service.  Rev. Dr. Stanley Spence will conduct the funeral service. Burial will follow at Hollybrook Cemetery in Lincolnton, NC.

Edna was one of the most beloved ladies. She was believed to be one of God’s angels who served her Lord faithfully as a preacher’s wife for over 57 years and after WL’s passing, she continued to serve as a Sunday School teacher and worked with mission and many other areas where she could help. She was always concerned for those who were suffering and in need. Even after her health failed she continued to serve as a prayer warrior for anyone who was going through hard times. She always put her Lord and Savior first in her life. Edna will be sorely missed, but heaven is a better place since her arrival there. She is now reacquainted with her husband who was her sweetheart and friend and her daughter, Linda who departed this earth much too soon. Much could be said about Edna, but her life was written on the hearts and lives of all those who knew her and she will be sorely missed.

Special thanks is extended to the wonderful and loving staff who took excellent care of Edna, as well as being her friends:  Lisa Navey, Jerri McCurry, Doris Rankin, and Gail Edwards.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Memory of Linda Pitts Barkley, c/o Gaston College Lincoln Campus, 201 Highway 321 South, Dallas, NC 28030-1499, First Baptist Church Family Life Center, 201 Robin Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092, or Gaston Hospice Caromont Health, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054.