Peggy J. Pittman, 94, of Bellefontaine, passed away at 8:18 a.m. on Tuesday, September 21, 2021, in the Campbell Place, Bellefontaine.
She was born in Belle Center, Ohio on August 25, 1927, the daughter of the late Lloyd Pearl and Irma Jeanette (Casey) Dysert.
On April 8, 1965, she married John Crockett Pittman in Bellefontaine and he preceded her in death on November 8, 2003.
She is survived by two daughters, Tina Houchin of Marysville, and Mary (Dan) Noffsinger of Bellefontaine, and a son, Alan (Ellen) Springwind-Smith of California, 13 grandchildren; Kyle (Brad) Coons, Devin (Britney) Houchin, Drew (Julia) Houchin, Gabrielle (Austyn Groves) Keller, Ian Keller, Brynn Noffsinger, Lanessa Noffsinger, Shawn (Pat) Farley, Toni (David Hansen) Thayer, Eva Smith, Rama (Rika) Smith, Alanus Smith, and Zachary Smith, her great grandchildren; Alix, Aiden, Ethen, Eli, Hayes, Keira, Leihum, Caidence, Jameson, Reid, Zelda, Orson, Brayden, Bodhi, Nathan, Kerstin and Peyton, along with 4 great-great grandchildren, a sister, Patty Stringer of Bellefontaine, and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Wayne Smith on 9/2/2013, a grandson, Zachariah W. Keller on 8/14/2012, and three brothers, Jackie, Bobby, and Jimmy Dysert.
Peggy was a member of the Huntsville United Methodist Church and had volunteered with the March of Dimes for 30+ years. She was an avid bowler and had served as an association officer for the USBC for 45+ years. She attended the National Bowling Tourney annually for 40 years and was inducted into the Bellefontaine Bowlers Hall of Fame in 1998. She helped organize and run the March of Dimes Bowl-O-Rama for 25 years.
She also volunteered for the Logan County Election Board for 48 years, was a member of the Bellefontaine Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAV) Auxiliary and enjoyed coming into Bellefontaine City Schools, where she would read with the students.
Pastor Bryan Meadows will officiate a memorial service on Sunday, September 26, at 3 p.m. at the Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 321 N. Main St., Bellefontaine. The service will be live streamed via Facebook Live through the funeral home’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/daringsanford. Calling hours will be 1 until 3 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home on Sunday.
Graveside services will be Monday, September 27, at 3 p.m. in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Zachariah W. Keller Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Huntington National Bank, 201 E. Columbus Ave., Bellefontaine, OH 43311, or to the Huntsville United Methodist Church, 6611 Fruit St., Huntsville, Ohio 43324 (Building Fund).
Please be symptom-free, practice social distancing and masks will be available at the funeral home if desired.
Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bellefontaine, is honored to serve the Pittman family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.