Jul-28-2018
Husband: Welby Edward Dykeman
Father: Mother:
Wife: Marguerite Elizabeth "Tig" Pitts 1
Born: Feb-23-1919 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,4 Died: Feb- 9-2011 in Rich Creek, Giles Co, VA 5,3,4 Buried: (cenotaph) in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 6 (see note 1) Resided: in Peterstown, Monroe Co, WV 7,8 Resided: 1994 in Lindside, Monroe Co, WV 9 Resided: 1960 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV Census: 1930 in Reedy, Roane Co, WV Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: West Virginia Department of Welfare (retired) 7 Occupation: 1940 stenographer for lawyer 11 Education: Spencer High School, Morris Harvey College 7 Father: Loranza Gilbert Pitts (1890 - 1971) Mother: Orpha Belle Cain (1891 - 1957) Other spouse 1
Sources: (1) Obituary of wife. (2) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) Headstone. (4) Social Security Death Index. (5) Obituary - Nursing home. (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Obituary. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) Obituary of sister. (10) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (11) 1940 Census, Roane County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) In keeping with her wishes, her body was donated to the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, WV. A grave marker for her in the Pitts family plot at Freeman-Coleman Cemetery is inscribed "She Made a Difference - Marguerite Elizabeth Dykeman."Name Index