Frances Erma Pitzer , 97, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of New London, went to be with the Lord, Monday, October 3, 2016 at Sunrise Terrace Care Center in Winfield
She was born February 26, 1919 on a farm near Morning Sun, the daughter of Lynn and Bertha VanHorne DeVore, later moving to New London. She was a 1936 graduate of New London High School. In 1958, she became a Christian and attended the Church of God Holiness in Kansas, and later the Bible Missionary Church in Mt. Pleasant. She spent her life doing God's work.
Mrs. Pitzer is survived by her daughter, Sharon (Dave) Hunter of Prescott Valley, AZ; cousins, Frieda Thomas of Winfield, and Bob DeVore and Warren DeVore of Burlington; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Lucille McDaniel and Ruby Walker, and one brother, Dean DeVore.
The funeral service for Mrs. Pitzer will be held at 2:00 PM, October 8, 2016 at Elliott Chapel, New London. Pastor Paul Miller will officiate. Burial will be in Fulton Cemetery, east of Winfield. Memorials may be made to Bible Missionary Church, 500 East Clay Street, Mt. Pleasant, and Sunrise Terrace Care Center, 706 West Central Avenue, Winf...[more]