Frances Pitt's Obituary
Obituary
Mrs. Frances Lorraine Pitt, 71, of Smithsburg, went Home to the Lord on December 29, 2018. She was the wife of Lawrence Pitt, of Smithsburg, her husband of four years. Born March 5, 1947 in Frederick, Frances was the daughter of the late James and Hilda Anderson. She graduated from Frederick High School, Class of 1965, and worked for many years as a laboratory technician doing cancer research at Ft. Detrick. She enjoyed church, the outdoors, and teaching & writing poetry. In addition to her loving husband, Mrs. Pitt is survived by two children, Darrell Minnick & wife Sarah, and Misty Buhrman & husband Troy; a sister, Lavonna Crum & husband Douglas; four grandchildren, Curtis Dorsey & wife Kayla, Samantha Buhrman, Hannah Minnick, and Luke Minnick; great-grandchildren, Brantley, Abel, and Anastasia; stepchildren, Shane Alen Pitt, Laura Ann Pitt, Christopher Levin Pitt, Lawrence Alton Pitt, and William Robert Pitt; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Leslie Dorsey. Visitation will take place on Saturday, January 5th from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM at the Resthaven Funeral Home, 9501 Catoctin Mountain Hwy. in Frederick, where a funeral service will begin at 1:00 PM. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Gardens; floral tributes are welcome. VisitationResthaven Funeral Services9501 Catoctin Mtn HwyFrederick, MD 21701 Saturday, January 5, 2019 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM ServiceResthaven Funeral Services9501 Catoctin Mtn HwyFrederick, MD 21701 Saturday, January 5, 2019 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM BurialResthaven Memorial Gardens9501 Catoctin Mtn HwyFrederick, MD 21701 Saturday, January 5, 2019 1:45 PM - 2:45 AM
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