Margaret Louise Pittman, age 77, of Willard, MO, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2011 at Cox Medical Center South. She was born April 24, 1934, in Strafford, MO, to Frank and Gracie (Rathburn) Dykes. Margaret was a loving woman, leaving this life with the phrase, “I had four beautiful children and loved each and every one.”
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Luther Gaba; and three sisters, Lenora Cates, Barbara Dykes, and Irene Gaba.
She is survived by her children, Glenda L Crews, Robert R. Pittman Jr., Sherry Lynn Stewart, and Phylis Ann Dudley; two sisters, Pauline Utt and Patty Harp; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 9 great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1 p.m. in White Chapel Memorial Gardens, Springfield, MO. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Greenlawn Funeral Home North, Springfield, MO, on Tuesday, September 20, 2011