Henry Bryan Pittman, Jr.
June 30, 1925 ~ April 30, 2004
Resided in:
Black Mountain, NC
Henry Bryan Pittman, Jr., 78, of Black Mountain, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 30, 2004, after a long and courageous battle with emphysema and lung cancer.
A native of New Bern, NC, he was a son of the late Henry Bryan Pittman, Sr. and Rosa Lee Bland Pittman and was also preceded in death by his brother, Alvin Pittman. After serving in the US Army Air Corps during WWII, Mr. Pittman attended and graduated from NC State College and worked in the furniture industry until his retirement. A former president of the Black Mountain Chamber of Commerce, he was a member of Black Mountain United Methodist Church and served on many committees over the years. He was an avid fisherman.
Mr. Pittman is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Marjorie Pittman; devoted children, Ken Pittman and Ginger McGee and her husband John, all of Winston-Salem; beloved grandchildren, Mitchell Pittman, Hannah Pittman and Matthew McGee.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, May 8, 2004, at Black Mountain United Methodist Church with the Reverend Gerald Collins officiating.
His family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm Saturday prior to the service at the church and request that memorials be made to the American Lung Association, PO Box 27985, Raleigh, NC 27611.
The family would like to thank Dr. Mark Hellreich of Asheville Pulmonary, Dr. Shantae Lucas, Jenny, Dana and Susan of WNC Cancer Care and the 10th floor nurses at St. Joseph’s Hospital for the exceptional care.
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Dear Mrs. Pittman, Ginger, and Ken–
My deepest felt condolences to you and your immediate and extended families on the loss of probably the sweetest HenryBadman I ever met.
Most sincerely,
Renata
Ginger, wish we could be there for you! Please call if you need anything and know that our thoughts and prayers are with you even if we are not!
Ginger,
Wanted to let you know you have been in my thoughts and prayers.
Anita Wilson
Ginger,
Youv’e been in my thoughts all week. I’m so sorry about this difficult time for you and your family. You have been missed at school and are in all of our thoughts.
Love, Michelle
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Windy Sapp and Family
Mr. Pittman touched my life in a very special way when he became my patient a couple of years ago. He was a very wonderful person and I feel blessed to have known him. We both shared a love for NC State and pottery. My husband and I were fortunate enough to purchase the last ‘Fish Dish’ that Mr. Pittman crafted. The fish dish has a very special place in our home and always will. My life is richer having crossed paths with Mr. Pittman and his wonderful wife, Marjorie. I will always admire him for never giving up the battle when it came to his disease. My prayers are with you and your family during this most difficult time. May the Lord bless you and keep you, Jennifer Austin, husband Tracy and children Hannah and Rachel.
It seems we never have the right words at times like this. We worked with Henry for many years and liked him very well. Our condolences to Marjorie and the children.
All of us were saddened to read of your loss. Our thoughts & prayers are with you.David & Jean Nutting and Suzanne N. Miller
My thoughts and prayers are with you all.
My sister’s and I will always remember with excitement Henry and Marjorie stopping by to see us at the farm. He would take the time to play with us and tease us. I always thought of Henry as being different than most men in the gentle loving way he related to us all. We shall miss him.
Kenneth,
My prayers are with you and your family during this time and always.
If I can be of service, don’t hesitate to let me know.
Your friend,
Mary Young Smith
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I was interested to see that your dad was in the army air corp in WWII. So was my father, Sam Roberts. Please take care, Love, Jerrie