Edna Priscilla Everton Pittman Gatzman


Published/Last Modified on Monday, February 8, 2010 9:30 AM CST


Edna Priscilla Everton Pittman Gatzman passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at 11:00 a.m.

She was born May 27, 1921 in Portsmouth, Va. and was a longtime resident of Bogalusa and recently of Denham Springs. Edna was retired from Black and Adams CPAs and a longtime member of Elizabeth Sullivan Memorial United Methodist Church and Jeans and Queens Square Dance Club.

She is survived by a sister, Rose Pollard of Harrisonburg, Va.; a daughter, Theresa (Ernest) Zeller of Walker; a son, Tom (Susan) Pittman of Denham Springs; a brother-in-law, Jabus Pittman of Bogalusa; four stepchildren: Sheryl Joseph of Hammond, Bill Gatzman of Laurel, Miss., Lynn Ruble of Pensacola, Fla. and Margaret Jones of Tickfaw; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and a special friend, Elette Cooper.

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She was predeceased by her parents, Edward H. Everton and Ruth H. Everton; sisters, Nina Seager and Jean Dixon; and husbands Thomas Doyle Pittman and Ralph L. Gatzman.

Visitation will be on Monday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. until service time at 2 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in Ponemah Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to ESM United Methodist Church, Bogalusa, or a charity of choice. The family wishes to express gratitude to the staff and caregivers at Harvest Manor Nursing Home, Denham Springs, and Baton Rouge General Medical Center.

 

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