| Ashley, child of God, it is time to say
goodbye.
Ashley Nicole Pitts lived until August
21, 2012, but she will be eternally loved,
cherished, and remembered as the little girl
with dreams of being a nurse, standing on the
chair stuffing the turkey on Thanksgiving at
Grandma's house, and riding the scariest roller
coasters.
She grew into her pre-teens,
balancing on her tippy toes in recitals at
Kelly's School of Dance, singing opera with Mrs.
Mary Eberhart, and going to Camp Cowen to learn
about God's love....and to meet boys! She sang
soprano in the PHS Accapella Choir and was a
high kicking Red Wing at Parkersburg High School.
She was born on May 13, 1981, in Parkersburg,
West Virginia. In her youth she was a Brownie
with a crooked smile, member of Stout Memorial
Methodist Church, Youth Choir/ Chancel Choir,
and a piano student who thrived on the pressure
of performing at recitals, but could rarely find
time to practice! She wrote poetry and won an
entry in the Wood County Schools, " Wood
Whispers" publication in her 9th. grade year.
After graduating in 1999, she attended High
Point University in High Point, North Carolina,
and graduated from the Ohio State School of
Cosmetology in Columbus, Ohio. Later, she earned
her Certified Nursing Assistance Degree, became
a CNA, and while residing in Parkersburg with
her two children, was employed by TLC In-Home
Caregivers.
Ashley was the only child of Ginger Dobson
(Pitts) and Richard Pitts, She was the step-
daughter of Sharon Pitts. She was surrounded by
love and support by her late paternal
grandparents, Jack and Glena Pitts, maternal
grandparents, Arden and Beatrice Dobson, and
step-grandparents, Al and Audrey Baker, uncles,
aunts, and cousins.
Ashley was given the gift of motherhood with the
birth of her two children, Sophia, age 5, and
Maximillian, age 4. Nightly family dinners
followed by wrestling and tickling matches, trips to
the playground, singing nursery rhymes,
swimming, boating, carving pumpkins, bike
riding, and playing with her loyal dog,
Macaroni, are happy lifetime memories.
She was a fan of Ohio State and WVU football and
basketball, roller blading, amusement parks,
family beach trips, cooking, and all genres of
music. She was an animal lover, who lovingly
doted on every pet throughout her lifetime.
Private funeral services with family and friends
were conducted to honor her life at Ellyson
Mortuary in Glenville, WV, with burial at
Collins Cemetery in Stumptown, WV on August 25,
2012.
Ashley kept a Prayer List in her nightstand for
those she prayed for on a daily basis. At the
top of the list were her two children, followed
by her family, and then friends.
Anyone
wishing to give a donation in honor of her
memory may contact Calhoun Bank: attention, Neva
Bailey, for her two children, Sophia Beam and
Maximillian Beam.
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