M. Katherine Pitts, 84, Nurse's Aide
M. Katherine Pitts (nee Nelson), age 84, of Lorain, died Thursday, July 5, 2001 at the Cleveland Clinic following a lengthy illness.Mrs. Pitts was born August 29, 1916 in St. Paul, Kentucky and lived in Lorain since 1962. Mrs. Pitts retired as a nurse's aide from Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Avon. She was a member of the Poet Society in Portsmouth, OH.
Survivors include 3 sons: Elden Ray Pitts and Gerald Pitts, both of Lorain, and Roger Pitts of Vermilion; daughter Beverly Sively of Lorain; 17 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, 2 great great grandchildren; brother: Virgil Nelson of West Virginia; sister: Nellie Caldwell of Portsmouth, OH; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Andy Ray Pitts, her parents Brownlow and Elizabeth (nee Spriggs) Nelson, sisters Nancy Redman, Margie Nelson, Marie Langoski, Mary Lawson and Louise Lewis, brothers Glenn Raymond Nelson, Ollie Nelson, George Nelson and William "Bill" Nelson.
Friends may call at the Reidy-Scanlan-Chamber Funeral Home, 2150 Broadway, Lorain on Sunday, July 8, 2001 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. Funeral service will be Monday, July 9, 2001 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Jay Roller, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be at Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township, OH.