Part of an unidentified clipping found in the possessions of Mary Lipham Treadaway: Mrs. Sallie Lipham Pittman was baptized into the fellowship of Bethany Baptist church, near Tallapoosa, and was married to Elder A. A. Pittman, December 2, 1894. She was the most industrious woman in Polk County. By making beautiful fans and brushes of feathers, hard work and economy, she saved some money and she requested a part of it to be given to build a church at Berry's Station, and to missions and the Orphans' Home. As a daughter, she was dutiful, affectionate and helpful, often relieving her father of the care of business affairs. As an associate, trustworthy and genial. As a wife, she was truly a helpmeet for her husband in every department of life. In governing her step-children she was firm and unyielding in what she thought was right. As a Christian, she was faithful, being a great lover of old sacred harp music. She was an unusual admirer of flowers, fowls and good cows. Her life was a victorious success, and her death a glorious triumph. Realizing fully a few days before the near approach of her last hour, she called her husband to her and kissed him farewell. She went away December 2, 1906, age forty-nine years, two months and two days. Lime Branch church is poorer, her beautiful home is lonely, but heaven is richer. May the Lord give church and husband that grace which will enable them to acquiesce, without murmuring, in the will of our heavenly Father, and give the influence of the blessed Comforter to the dear bereaved loved ones.

From another newspaper of that time --­ In Memory of Mrs. Pittman God in his allwise providence has deemed it best to remove from us one of the noblest women Georgia ever knew, Mrs. Sallie Pittman, daughter of John M. Lipham. While we regret to part with her, and our hearts are torn and bleeding on account of the separation, yet we are consoled with the thought that our Father in Heaven knows best. Early in life she made an open profession of faith and united with the Baptist church at Bethany. She loved her church, her prayers, her tears, her money, her faithful attendance testified to her fidelity and devotion. Never will the writer forget the service at Bethany. When my heart was so hard an opportunity was offered for prayer. Sallie Lipham, with tears in her eyes and trembling voice said "can't you go?" Wednesday, last, while l the church at Lime Branch, her lifeless form lay in a casket lavishly covered with beautiful flowers, amid the sobs and tear stained faces of friends and relatives, I could almost hear her invitation to "come on". To Sister Pittman we could truthfully apply the proverb "She looketh well to her household and eatest not the bread of idleness". As a business woman, she was a notable success. Industrious, energetic, painstaking and progressive, she had gotten together a goodly portion of this world's goods. Her will, made verbally was that a portion be sent to the Orphans' Home, that some go to help build a church, the remainder was left to husband, step-children and to her father's family. Death was a welcome messenger to her. Just before dying the angels waited her spirit to Heaven and brought her back to bid her dear ones good-bye. She said, "I saw Mother and Sister Tommie,"* who had gone on before her. This precious sister shall no more walk the pathways of earth, her voice shall be heard no more among us, but let us not grieve as having no hope fo we feel that our loss is her eternal gain.

(signed) One who loved her.