1941
Julia
2015
Julia Newman Pitts
December 21, 1941 — March 10, 2015
JULIA NEWMAN PITTS
Kernersville, NC: Julia Newman Pitts, 73 went home to be with her Lord, March 10, 2015.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be 2:00 PM Sunday March 15, 2015 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel in Henderson, TN. Burial will follow in the Henderson City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel beginning at 1:00 PM on Sunday until service time at 2:00 PM Sunday.
A native of Henderson, Tennessee, Julia was born December 21, 1941, the daughter of the late Tracy Magdalene Holloway and Algie Utawsie Newman. She graduated Chester County High School and later attended Freed Hardeman College. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education at Union University. She would later start her Master’s Degree at Memphis University and ultimately received two Master’s Degrees from NC A&T University.
She was a teacher and a sports coach at Northwest Guilford Junior High School and later was a Guidance Counselor at Northwest Guilford High School.
In addition to her parents, she also was preceded in death by her siblings, Georgia Galbraith, Quinten Newman, and Imagene Smith.
She is survived by a daughter, Jeannie Starr and Jay of Colfax, a son, Jody Pitts of Kernersville, three grandsons, Chase Newman Starr, Seth Logan Pitts and Owen Zane Starr and her dear sister, Bobbie Newman. She was formerly married to Joe. W. Pitts.
She will be dearly missed by numerous students, faculty and friends from her years at Northwest School.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are asked to be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421
Kernersville, NC: Julia Newman Pitts, 73 went home to be with her Lord, March 10, 2015.
Funeral services celebrating her life will be 2:00 PM Sunday March 15, 2015 at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel in Henderson, TN. Burial will follow in the Henderson City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel beginning at 1:00 PM on Sunday until service time at 2:00 PM Sunday.
A native of Henderson, Tennessee, Julia was born December 21, 1941, the daughter of the late Tracy Magdalene Holloway and Algie Utawsie Newman. She graduated Chester County High School and later attended Freed Hardeman College. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education at Union University. She would later start her Master’s Degree at Memphis University and ultimately received two Master’s Degrees from NC A&T University.
She was a teacher and a sports coach at Northwest Guilford Junior High School and later was a Guidance Counselor at Northwest Guilford High School.
In addition to her parents, she also was preceded in death by her siblings, Georgia Galbraith, Quinten Newman, and Imagene Smith.
She is survived by a daughter, Jeannie Starr and Jay of Colfax, a son, Jody Pitts of Kernersville, three grandsons, Chase Newman Starr, Seth Logan Pitts and Owen Zane Starr and her dear sister, Bobbie Newman. She was formerly married to Joe. W. Pitts.
She will be dearly missed by numerous students, faculty and friends from her years at Northwest School.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are asked to be made to the charity of one’s choice.
Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421
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