In her long life, Martha McKenney Pittman attained many goals, including graduating first from the Seventh District A&M School in Macland, Georgia, and then from the Georgia College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1935 at the age of 18. After graduation she taught school in Cobb County and briefly served as principal of the elementary school in Powder Springs. She married Jack Pittman on December 19, 1937. Daughter Maurine was born in 1939, daughter Madge was born in 1942, and son Jack was born in 1946. While her husband was in the WWII Army Air Corps, Martha ran a government-sponsored Powder Springs nursery for children so that mothers could work to support their families while husbands were away at war. At the conclusion of WWII, Jack and Martha started a successful laundry and drycleaning chain in Austell and Mableton, Georgia.
Martha McKenney Pittman loved a celebration and helped lead the civic life of her community for decades, organizing fall festivals, parades, and fun family events enjoyed throughout Western Cobb County. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Martha Pittman’s name to the church she was a member of for more than 70 years, Austell United Methodist Church at 5705 Mulberry Street, SW in Austell, Georgia. Funeral service will be at Austell UMC on Friday, June 12 at 1 pm and Martha will be buried at Macland Cemetery immediately thereafter. Visitation will be at noon at the church.
Roy Davis Funeral Home Austell Georgia.
In her long life, Martha McKenney Pittman attained many goals, including graduating first from the Seventh District A&M School in Macland, Georgia, and then from the Georgia College for Women in Milledgeville, Georgia, in 1935 at the age of 18. After graduation she taught school in Cobb County and briefly served as principal of the elementary school in Powder Springs. She married Jack Pittman on December 19, 1937. Daughter Maurine was born in 1939, daughter Madge was born in 1942, and son Jack was born in 1946. While her husband was in the WWII Army Air Corps, Martha ran a government-sponsored Powder Springs nursery for children so that mothers could work to support their families while husbands were away at war. At the conclusion of WWII, Jack and Martha started a successful laundry and drycleaning chain in Austell and Mableton, Georgia.
Martha McKenney Pittman loved a celebration and helped lead the civic life of her community for decades, organizing fall festivals, parades, and fun family events enjoyed throughout Western Cobb County. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Martha Pittman’s name to the church she was a member of for more than 70 years, Austell United Methodist Church at 5705 Mulberry Street, SW in Austell, Georgia. Funeral service will be at Austell UMC on Friday, June 12 at 1 pm and Martha will be buried at Macland Cemetery immediately thereafter. Visitation will be at noon at the church.
Roy Davis Funeral Home Austell Georgia.
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