February 2, 1922 – February 28, 2015
Graveside service for Mr. Thomas Richard Pirtle age 93, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Tuesday March 3, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Stateline Cemetery, with Dr. Ronnie Gay officiating. Mr. Pirtle passed away Saturday evening February 28, 2015 at Donalson Care Center.
A native of Madison County, AL. Mr. Pirtle was the son of the late Orville and Cloei Allen Pirtle and Hattie Whitt Pirle. Mr. Pirtle was a painter and served in US Army during WWII, and was a member of the First Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include his daughter Kathy (Fred) Means of Columbia; sons Tommy Pirtle of Fayetteville, Eddie (Darlene) Pirtle of Elora, Allen (Gayle) Pirtle of Fayetteville; Brother Cecil Pirtle of Huntsville, AL; sister Pauline Watson of Lewisburg, TN; 11 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. Mr. Pirtle was preceded in death by his wife Mary Lee Arnold Pirtle who passed away in 1988; a son Danny Pirtle; two grandchildren; and a sister Dean Scott.
Higgins Funeral Home is assisting the family of Mr. Thomas Richard Pirtle.
