Name | Orell Rowland | |
Birth | 10 May 1898 | Carroll Co., Georgia [1] |
Gender | Female | |
Census | 1900 | Carroll Co., Georgia |
Census | 1910 | Sunflower River Rd., Sharkey Co., Mississippi |
Census | 1930 | 851 N. Jefferson St., Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi |
Census | 1940 | 851 N. Jefferson St., Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi |
Obituary | Obituary, Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi), 5 Nov. 1975, p54: Mrs. Orel Pitard Died in Knoxville Mrs. Orel [sic] Pitard, of Knoxville, Tenn., former resident of Jackson, died Sunday in Knoxville. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Lakewood Memorial Park. Wright and Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include one son, Dr. Cecil Edwin Pitard, of Knoxville; three grandchildren; two brothers, Arthur V. Rowland, of Houston, Tex., Louis B. Rowland, of West Monroe, La.; two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Harris, and Mrs. Mildred Burmfield, both of Houston, Tex. Mrs. Pitard was the widow of Robert C. Pitard, professor of Music and pioneer Jacksonian. She was a resident of Jackson for fifty years and was a member of Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. She was active in civic affairs, having served as state president of the Mississippi Federation of Women’s Clubs, state president of the National Association of Parliamentarians, regent of the Magnolia State D.A.R., and president of the W.D. Holder Chapter of U.D.C., president of the League of Women Voters and was a charter member of the McDowell Music Club and a member of the Humane Society. | |
Social Security Number | 428-72-8149 | |
Death | 6 Nov 1975 | Knoxville, Knox Co., Tennessee [1] |
Burial | Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi | |
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Person ID | I14735 | |
Last Modified | 30 Dec 2023 |
Father | Arthur Conway Rowland b. 25 May 1872, Antioch, Troup Co., Georgia d. 29 Nov 1948, Houston, Harris Co., Texas (Age 76 years) | |
Mother | Laura "Fannie" Bohanon b. 27 Jan 1876, Newman, Coweta Co., Georgia d. 13 Feb 1969, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana (Age 93 years) | |
Marriage | 12 Mar 1893 | Carroll Co., Georgia |
Family ID | F8406 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Spouse / Partner | Robert Copley Pitard b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 9 Nov 1953, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi (Age 80 years) | |||
Marriage | Abt Aug 1920 | |||
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Family ID | F10410 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
Last Modified | 30 Dec 2023 |
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