Edith Blount

BLOUNT, Edith (Pittman) Edith (Pittman) Blount, 75, of Hartford, dearly beloved wife of Charles L. Blount, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, (April 4, 2004) in the Heaven Health Care Facility after a long illness. She was born February 10, 1929, in Hartford, to the late Mary (Harris) Pittman and Leroy Pittman, Sr. After graduating from Weaver High School, Edith moved to New York where she graduated from nursing school and pursued a career in nursing for a number of years there. She moved back to Hartford where she was employed at St. Francis Hospital and joined the nursing staff of several nursing homes and convalescent homes in the Hartford area. Edith was an avid Jazz and sports fan her favorite jazz artists were "Lady Day" and Mr. B.". She was a huge UCONN Huskies supporter. She loved football, The New York Giants were her team. Edith received her early Christian Education and Baptism at the Mount Olive Baptist Church in her youth under the Pastorate of the late Rev. Goode S. Clark. She was a graduate of the Black Ministries Certificate Program at The Hartford Seminary. She loved studying the Scriptures and Praising the Lord. Most recently Edith was a communicant of St. Justin's in Hartford, where she was involved in the music ministry. She sang in the choir and was a member of The Martha and Mary Guild. Besides her parents, Edith was predeceased by a brother, Norman Pittman; a son, Earl Coleman, Jr., a son, Robert Kevin Blount and a grandson, Robert Kevin Blount, Jr. Edith leaves to cherish her memories, her beloved and devoted husband of 47 years, Charles L. Blount; a grandson, Anthony J. Coleman "Prince Flake", his wife, Valerie (Jackson) Coleman; a grandson, Charles Arthur Blount; and a great granddaughter, Leah Marie Coleman. Edith is also survived by seven brothers and four sisters, Alfred and Leonard Pittman of Vernon, Leroy and Louis Pittman of Hartford, Calvin Pittman and wife, Claudette (Howard) Pittman of Bloomfield, Dr. Marvin Pittman of Pompano Beach, FL and wife, Louise (Slawter) and Marshall Pittman of Baltimore, MD, Minister Shirley Pittman, Joan and Gail Pittman, all of Bloomfield, Jean (Pittman) Jenkins and husband, Robert Jenkins of Bloomfield; a sister-in-law, Aldyth (Blount) McGregor; two nieces, Dawn and Faye McGregor of London, England; a aunt, Mattie (Pittman) Williams of Bloomfield; several nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, and cousins, and a Goddaughter, Antoinette Jones of Texas. The family would like to express personal gratitude to Dr. M.G. Chowdhury for his many years of care and concern for Edith, acknowledge and thank the entire staff at the Dialysis Unit, Unit 6-1, doctors and nurses at St. Francis Hospital and the staff of Haven Health Care Center of West Hartford. Due to the unavailability of the church, because of Holy Week Services, relatives and friends may gather in the Chapel at the Henry L. Fuqua Funeral Home, 94 Granby Street, Bloomfield, for the Wake, Saturday, April 10, from 9-10 a.m. Service of Christian Burial will be celebrated following the wake. The Rev. David McDonald of St. Justin's Roman Catholic Church will be officiating. Interment will be in Mount St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield.