Obituary of Gracie Pitmon Roberts

Celebration of life services for Gracie Pitmon Roberts, who we were blessed to have on this earth with us for 100 years, will be held at 10 AM Monday, September 5, 2016 from the sanctuary of Church of Christ, Columbia with Bro. Don DeLukie delivering the eulogy and Bro. Daniel Sitters officiating. Interment will follow at Rosefield Cemetery, Rosefield. Visitation will be Sunday, September 4, 2016 at Christ Church, Columbia from 4 PM to 6 PM. Mrs. Roberts was born on March 9, 1916 in LaSalle Parish to the union of her parents, Willie Leo Pitmon and Hattie Duke Pitmon and passed peacefully into the arms of her loving Savior on Thursday, September 1, 2016 at her residence in Olla, LA. Gracie was as beautiful on the inside as she was on the outside. She was a homemaker that raised her daughter and grandsons in a loving and Christian manner. Her hobbies included quilting and crocheting. She was the last living member of Christ Church in Olla and when it closed, became a member of Christ Church in Columbia. The quote chosen for her headstone, “A Darling on Earth, an Angel in Heaven,” truly speaks of how precious Gracie was thought of by her loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Amos Roberts; two sisters: Virginia Womack and Avis Sykes and two brothers: Obie Leo Pitmon and Elton Lee Pitman. Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Mary F. Sanders of Olla; two sisters: Eunice Hudson of Mer Rouge and Waymel Smith of Sugarland, TX; two grandsons: Don W. Hutchings and wife, Johanna and John Norman Hutchings and wife, Judy; six great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren and numerous friends. Pallbearers will be John Hutchings, Don Hutchings, Ryan McDonald, Dandy Dove, Steven Wall and Don DeLukie. Honorary pallbearers will be Norman Glenn Hutchings and Jonthan Hutchings.