Lynn Hill Pitts, 74, of Sylvania, passed Tuesday morning, December 22, 2020, at the Ogeechee Area Hospice inpatient facility surrounded by her family.
She was born in Biloxi, Miss., to Malcolm and Beulah Bissett Hill on October 28, 1946. At a young age, her family relocated to Screven County, where she graduated high school.
She was employed with Farmers & Merchants Bank for over 40 years, having retired in 2014 as vice president.
She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed embroidering and monogramming. She loved spending time on projects around her home, whether decorating and painting, or tending her flower beds.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Sylvania.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Janice Potter; and sister-in-law, Shirley Pitts.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Thomas Pitts of Sylvania; two daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte P. and Clint Oglesby of Sylvania and Jennifer P. and Dennis Key of Statesboro; grandchildren, Dawson Oglesby, Mason Oglesby, Lainey Key, Anna Claire Cornwell and Aiden Cornwell; a brother, C.M. Hill; a sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Arnold Bazemore and Raymond L. Pitts; and several nieces and nephews.
The graveside service will be held on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in the North Newington Baptist Church Cemetery at 3 p.m. with the Rev. George Pevey and the Rev. Jay Akin officiating.
The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions to be made to the First Christian Church of Sylvania Building Fund, 103 Azalea Drive, Sylvania, GA 30467; or FoSCA, P.O. Box 98, Sylvania, GA 30467.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Screven Chapel, is in charge of all arrangements.
Statesboro Herald, December 24, 2020
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She was born in Biloxi, Miss., to Malcolm and Beulah Bissett Hill on October 28, 1946. At a young age, her family relocated to Screven County, where she graduated high school.
She was employed with Farmers & Merchants Bank for over 40 years, having retired in 2014 as vice president.
She was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed embroidering and monogramming. She loved spending time on projects around her home, whether decorating and painting, or tending her flower beds.
She was a member of the First Christian Church of Sylvania.
She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister, Janice Potter; and sister-in-law, Shirley Pitts.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Thomas Pitts of Sylvania; two daughters and sons-in-law, Charlotte P. and Clint Oglesby of Sylvania and Jennifer P. and Dennis Key of Statesboro; grandchildren, Dawson Oglesby, Mason Oglesby, Lainey Key, Anna Claire Cornwell and Aiden Cornwell; a brother, C.M. Hill; a sister-in-law and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Arnold Bazemore and Raymond L. Pitts; and several nieces and nephews.
The graveside service will be held on Sunday, December 27, 2020, in the North Newington Baptist Church Cemetery at 3 p.m. with the Rev. George Pevey and the Rev. Jay Akin officiating.
The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions to be made to the First Christian Church of Sylvania Building Fund, 103 Azalea Drive, Sylvania, GA 30467; or FoSCA, P.O. Box 98, Sylvania, GA 30467.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com.
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home, Screven Chapel, is in charge of all arrangements.
Statesboro Herald, December 24, 2020
Sign the Legacy online guestbook at www.statesboroherald.com.