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James Charles Pittman, age 76 of Loudon, former Mississippi State Senator and staff member to former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, passed away in Loudon, TN Tuesday Aug. 27, 2024. Charles was born July 6, 1948, at Knoxville's St. Mary's Hospital. He lived 64 years in MS and was the son of the late Louise Horton and John Timothy Pittman of Clarksdale, MS. Having a great musical gift and love of music, in 1989 he founded the "MS Singing Senators" performing at the MS State Capitol Building, Mississippi's New York and Washington, DC Picnics, the Neshoba County Fair and many radio media outlets. Charles was very honored to have been elected to represent Grenada, Yalobusha & Tallahatchie counties in the MS State Senate, at age 31. As a Senator and later as a staffer to Gov. Haley Barbour, Charles' door was always open to assist citizens. Having a servant's heart, he always approached his public service as one of personal honor and duty. Among many awards Charles received, were Mississippi State Senate's Distinguished Service Award for Public Service in 1997 and Governor Barbour's Official Proclamation of December 14, 2011 as "Charles Pittman Day in the State of Mississippi," on his retiring. Charles was a member of The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Loudon, TN, The Order of the First Families of Mississippi, the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Lt. General John C. Pemberton Camp and The Friends of Raymond, MS, Civil War Preservation Group. Charles was preceded in death by his parents, a sister and brother-in-law, Patricia Pittman and Mike Simpson, and maternal grandmother, Sallie Hardin Horton, whom he adored. Charles is survived by his wife and love of his life, Kathy Hannan Pittman; daughter, Michelle Cox, granddaughters, Amy and Claire Cox, of E. TN; daughter, Shauna Sullins, son-in-law, David Sullins, grandson, Austin and great-grandson, Kai David Sullins, all of Utah. Charles' grandchildren brought him much joy. Memorial contributions may be made to Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA), 4101 W Green Oaks, Suite 305-149, Arlington, TX 76016, or online: https://chasa.org. Services honoring Charles Pittman will be held 2:00 PM Saturday, September 7th at The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, 917 Pond RD Loudon, Rev. Amy Morehous officiating. Interment will follow in Loudon County Memorial Gardens, Lenoir City. The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon-2:00 PM Saturday prior to the service in the Parish Hall of the church. McGill Click Funerals & Cremations, 1366 Hwy 72 N. Loudon, TN. Online condolences: www.mcgillclick.com
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