Henry Martin Pitts

Mr. Henry Martin Pitts, 96, of 4685 Mooresville Road, Kannapolis, went home to be with the Lord, Monday, June 14, 2010 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Kirkwood Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Debra Madden and the Rev. Carl Settle will officiate. Interment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 to 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at the church. At other times, they will be at the residence. Born July 7, 1913 in Banks County, Georgia, he was the son of the late Henry Marshall Pitts and Amanda Wilson Pitts. He retired in 1978 as a foreman in the Bleachery of Cannon Mills, Plant No.1, where he was employed for 53 years. Mr. Pitts was an active member of Kirkwood Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the Woodmen of the World and a daily participant in the Cabarrus County Senior Citizens Lunch Plus program. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Miriam Freeze Pitts; a son, Henry Marshall Pitts; three sisters, Kelsie Pitts Shirley, Elizabeth Pitts Taylor and Mary Pitts; and a brother, Clarence Pitts. Survivors include a daughter, Judith Pitts Goodson of the home; three grandchildren, Susan Pitts Cox and husband Terry of the home, Michael Pitts and wife Alison of Greenville, SC, Patrick Pitts and wife Julie of Pinehurst; and six great-grandchildren, Natalie Elaine Cox, William Marshall Pitts, John Michael Pitts, Thomas Rowan Pitts, Henry Robert Pitts and Charles Jackson Pitts. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Kirkwood Presbyterian Church, 900 Klondale Avenue, Kannapolis, NC 28081.