TITLE: Young E. Pitts

SOURCE:  Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Sharon Gibson

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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PITTS, Young E.
Died, at his home in Westminster, on Tuesday Aug.20 at about 8 p.m., 
Mr. Young Epharim Pitts, aged sixty-five years. Although Mr. Pitts had 
been at the point of death for several days, the sad news came as a 
shock to the town and community. He had been sick of a stomach trouble 
since last March and for the greater part of the time had been 
confined to his home and to his room. At times his condition improved 
and hopes were entertained for his recovery , but he grew very much 
worse last Friday, a week ago, and began to weaken until his 
sufferings were relieved by death. It was the privilege of the people 
of Westminster to know Mr. Pitts for many years, and to know him was 
to love and esteem him more as the years passed by. His life was 
gentle and peaceful, and he was a man of an humble and cheerful 
disposition. Mr. Pitts was the eldest son of the late Y.J.H. Pitts and 
came to this section from Laurens County with his father some forty 
odd years ago. It will be recalled by many that Mr. Pitts was 
instrumental in bringing to the south and to Westminster the first 
factory to manufacture shuttles and bobbins. While associated with Mr. 
C.E. Gray in the marble shop, his firm shipped blocks to the east, 
and later through a correspondence, the promoters were induced to come 
here and build a factory, the first one south of Philadelphia. Mr. 
Pitts also opened the way for the first marble and granite works in 
Oconee County. He had Mr. Gray to come here, and for a number of years 
the well known firm of Pitts and Gray furnished this and all 
surrounding communities its monuments and other parts of marble and 
granite in shape to mark the last resting place of the dead. In the 
three enterprises in which Mr. Pitts was a stockholder and officer, 
he lost heavily by fire---a planer, the marble shop and one of the 
shuttle factories, but he faced his misfortunes with a brave heart 
and in an humble spirit. Several years ago Mr. Pitts united with the 
Presbyterian church and two or three years ago was installed as a 
deacon. He was always faithful in his obligations upon the ordinances 
of the church as long as health permitted. Mr. Pitts is survived by 
his widow, who was Miss Lula Brown, and three sons, Messrs. Paul Y., 
Lawrence and Oscar W. Pitts and one daughter. Mrs. D.G. Sheldon; two 
brothers, Mr. Ira S. Pitts of this place and Mr. Geo. W. pitts of 
Deercourt, GA, and one sister, Mrs. R.R. Pitts of this vicinity. One 
son, Home L. Pitts, died May 26, 1915. The youngest son, Mr. Oscar W. 
Pitts, recently sailed overseas and is now "Somewhere in France". He 
is with the 81st. Division, 306 Field Sig. Bat. Funeral services were 
held at the late residence Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. H.A.
Knox of Georgetown officiating. His body was laid to rest in Eastview 
Cemetery, the pallbearers being six of the elders and deacons of the 
Presbyterian Church. The sorrowing family have the profound sympathy 
of many friends. The deceased was a member of the Woodmen of the 
World and the Columbian Woodman. Contributed by Sharon Gibson, 
sgibson@uh.org

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