RIP- Clyde

Clyde was one of my dad's good pickin buddies and he passed earlier this week. He was a mean banjo player and a super nice guy.  I did a recording session with them in 2008 and click here to hear one of the tracks they did, Jesus Hold my Hand.  I will dig through my notes and put a full blown post on that session later.

Below is his obituary:

Clyde Walter Pittillo

  Fletcher – Clyde Walter Pittillo, 63, of Lower Christ School Rd. in Fletcher, died Monday, March 1, 2010 at the Charles George VA Medical Center. A native of Fletcher, he was a son of the late Earl and Susanna Pittillo. He was also

preceded in death by one brother, David; one brother-inlaw, Ned Ray and one step-daughter, Karen Harris.
He was employed at Ball Brothers for 33 years and served in the US Army in Vietnam. Clyde was a gifted bluegrass musician and touched a lot of lives with his music. He was a member of Fletcher First Baptist Church.
Clyde is survived by his wife of 42 years, Loretta Pittillo; one son, Randy Pittillo; one stepson, Bruce Blankenship; one brother, George Pittillo and his wife, Pauline; three sisters, Martha Jane Pittillo, Juanita Hall and her husband, Brian and Sarah Ray and her husband, Bennie, as well as several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Friday, March 5, 2010 in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian with the Revs. Terry House and Roland Whitaker officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany United Methodist Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to ABCCM, 30 Cumberland Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.
A memorial register is available online at www.grocefuneralhome. com

From CITIZEN-TIMES.com: Obituaries