Patricia McCoy Pitchford

Holman-Abbeville Mortuary

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Posted by: Holman Mortuaries
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334-585-5261
Date: Mar 25 2017 10:29 AM

PATRICIA  McCOY  PITCHFORD

ABBEVILLE. . .Patricia McCoy Pitchford, a resident of Abbeville, died Friday afternoon, March 24, 2017, in a Dothan hospital. She was 72.

            Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M Monday, March 27, 2017, in the Holman-Abbeville Mortuary Chapel with Reverend Ray S. Reiley officiating. Burial will follow in the Abbeville Memorial Cemetery-East. The family will receive friends from 4:00 until 6:00 P.M Sunday at the mortuary.

            Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to Children’s Hospital of Alabama, “Dawn Pitchford Fund”, c/o Sharo Likos, 1600 7^th Avenue, South, Birmingham, AL 35233.

            Mrs. Pitchford was born and reared in Dalton, Georgia, daughter of the late Harley B. McCoy and Janie Mae Loner McCoy. She was a graduate of North Whitfield High School and attended Dalton Jr. College. Mrs. Pitchford received a B.S. Degree in Elementary Education from Valdosta State University. She also received a Masters and an AA Degree in Childhood Education from Troy University. Mrs. Pitchford retired as an Elementary School Teacher from the Abbeville Elementary School after a thirty year career. In 1985, she started Adventure Tours by Pat, specializing in tours and cruises. Mrs. Pitchford was a member of the First Baptist Church of Abbeville. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Heather Pitchford, a sister, Helen Griggs and a brother, Jack McCoy.

            Surviving relatives include her husband, Howard Harold Pitchford; a daughter, Gina Lynn Pitchford Ghaffari (Ramon), Abbeville; a son, Andrew Howard Pitchford (Tammy), Headland; two grandchildren, Drew Pitchford, (Jeannette), and Kirby Pitchford; a sister-in-law, Lela McCoy, Tallahassee; a nephew, Jack McCoy, Jr., Tallahassee, FL.; sisters-in-law and brother-in-law from the Pitchford family, Linda Bradley, Larry and Janice Pitchford and also several nieces and nephews.  

            Serving as active pallbearers will be Larry Pitchford, Dr. Jonathan Pitchford, Glen Pitchford, Gene Saulsberry, Scottie Askew and Drew Pitchford.         

HOLMAN ABBEVILLE MORTUARY & CREMATIONS IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS. Phone 334-585-5261. You may sign a guest register at www.holmanmortuaries.com.

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