Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Cecil Bouchelle Pitts 1998
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Obituary of Cecil Bouchelle Pitts
as written in "The Albany Herald" dated 18 Dec 1998.
Albany, Georgia.
Cecil B. Pitts, 86, of 2122 Edgewater Drive died Wednesday at
Phoebe Putney Hospital. The funeral will be at 3:30 PM Saturday, 19 Dec 1998, at
Kimbrell-Stern with burial in Crown Hill Cemetery wit Masonic Rites. The Rev Dr.
James M. Ramsey will officiate. A native of Waycross, Mr. Pitts was retired from the U.
S. Postal Office in 1976. He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Senior Adult
Class No. 2 Sunday School, Downtown Exchange Club, Golden "K" Kiwanis Club,
National Association of Retired Federal Employees, American Association of Retired
Persons, and Albany Area Retired National Guard Association. He was a member and
Past Member of Dougherty Lodge No. 591 F&AM, member and Past Monarch of AlBan
Grotto, 32d Degree Scottish Rite Mason, 33rd Degree Scottish Mason and a member of
York Rite bodies. he was also a member of Hassan Shrine Temple and was retired from
Georgia Army National Guard with rank of Command Sergeant Major. Survivors include
his wife, Wilma R. Pitts of Albany; four sons, Robert L. and Richard Pitts of Albany;
Rodney Pitts of Lake Blackshear and Ray Pitts of Lee County; and 13 grandchildren and
15 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be 7-8:30 PM today at the funeral home.