Wyvonia Pittman, age 78 passed away peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on June 14, 2019. Wyvonia accepted Christ into her life at an early age while a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. Wyvonia graduated from George Washington Carver H.S. in Montgomery, AL where she met the love of her life, Eugene Pittman Sr. Wyvonia and Eugene married on October 26, 1958. They relocated to Joliet, IL in 1966 and became members of Second Baptist Church. Wyvonia retired from St. Joseph Medical Center after 35 years of service as a CNA.
Preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Gener Pierce, her husband of 56 years Eugene; daughter, Sonya Davenport; grandson, Isiah Pittman; brother, John Pierce, and sister, Almeda Marshall.
She is survived by her two daughters, Sheryl (James) Tisdale, Seleta, and son, Eugene Jr. one brother, Henry (Lucy) Pierce, two sisters, Arneda Calloway, and Easter Blackmon; one brother-in-law, one son-in-law, 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren, dog Pookie, dear friend, Barabara Holman and a host of family and friends.
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