Wesley Pittman

Mr. Wesley Pittman, age 95, of Lakeside Drive, Milledgeville, died, Saturday, February 6, 2021.  He will be buried beside his late wife Rubye in a committal service at Davisboro Cemetery.   A memorial service celebrating the lives of both Wesley and Rubye Pittman will be held on Saturday, February 20th at 2:00 p.m. at Sandersville United Methodist Church.  The family will greet friends following the memorial service in Heritage Hall.

Mr. Pittman was a native of Washington County, growing up near Oconee and was a graduate of Tennille High School.  He served in the United States Merchant Marines during World War II.  On his 19th birthday, June 6, 1944, Mr. Pittman was on a supply ship in the Mediterranean Sea.  He also served in the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict, being honorably discharged after attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant.  He was employed with Atlanta Gas Light Company for a number of years, serving as Superintendent of Operations, later opening a nursery business in Sandersville, as well as operating Pittman Builders, Inc.  He built over 100 homes in Washington County where he and Rubye were active members of Sandersville United Methodist Church.  Later he accepted the position of Director of Grounds at Central State Hospital and retired there in 1990.  To continue in his love of growing plants, he opened Pittman Nursery in Milledgeville, which served this area for over twenty years, offering his customers quality plants and landscaping service.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Milledgeville, a member of United Methodist Men, and chaired the Committee on Buildings and Grounds Committee for his church.  He was past president of the Milledgeville African Violet Club and past president of Civitan International Club in Sandersville.

Mr. Pittman was predeceased by his loving wife of nearly 70 years, Rubye Cox Pittman who passed away May 27, 2020 and his son, David Wesley Pittman, who passed away December 12, 2018.  He was also predeceased by his parents, Mr. Haywood W. Pittman, Sr. and Mrs. Mattie Bell Walters Pittman, his sister, Louise P. Mills and her husband, Reginald Mills, his sister, Ann Davis and her husband, Buddy Davis, a young brother, Leonard Talmadge Pittman, his niece, Karen Pittman Prince, and his nephew, Stuart Pittman.

He is survived by his daughter and loving caregiver, Cynthia DelRey Pittman Cox; daughter-in-law, Debi Lastinger; son, Drew Thomas Pittman and his wife Anita Avant Pittman.  BaDad is survived by his grandsons, Bradley Pittman and his wife Krystal Jackson Pittman, John Wesley Pittman and Tommy Pittman; great-grandsons, Jackson Daniel Pittman and Paxton Luke Pittman; sister, Del Rey Pittman Humphreys of Atlanta; brother, Billy Pittman and his wife Freddie Lacy Pittman of Sandersville. Uncle Wesley is survived by his nieces, Lynda Davis, Reese Smith, Rena Gilmore, and Alice Tansil.

Donations can be made to Milledgeville UMC or any special cause of your choice.  You are also encouraged to grow flowers and plants and trees, and to brighten a friend’s day by sharing plants like Mr. Pittman did.

May and Smith Funeral Directors of Sandersville is in charge of these arrangements. www.mayandsmithfuneraldirectors.com