Virtie Ruth Pitman was born on 16. Apr. 1895 at Hillsboro, Fountain County, Indiana. She was the daughter of
Finis McKey Pitman and
Gertrude Ellis. Virtie Ruth Pitman married
Fred Milton McBroom, son of
Harvey Milton McBroom and
Daisy Dean Fenton, on 4. Aug. 1913 at Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Virtie Ruth Pitman died on 12. Dec. 1943 at Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, at age 48. Piano Teacher & Homemaker; Methodist & Woodlawn Baptist; joined Hillsboro Meth
- age 12 b. near Hillsboro
Took a teachng certificate at Chicago Musical College
bd. Waynetown? Would accompany Hazel playing violin
Marriage License: Fountain Co, IN; Fred M McBroom & Virtie R Pitman 2 Aug 1913
Rev Cline W McGaughey md Fred M McBroom & Virtie R Pitman 4 Aug 1913
Our hears have been deeply saddened by the homegoing last Sunday evening of Mrs F McBroom after an illness of several months. The funeral service was
conducted by Pastor Harrison, Wednesday afternoon at the church and burial followed in Hillsboro, IN. Since 1919, when Mr & Mrs McBroom joined our church, she has served faithfully many times as pianist and worked in a number of different organizations including the Junior Dept and the Board of
Deaconesses, She leaves behind a host of friends to whom she has endeared herself and who will ever have sweet and precious memories of her beautiful
Christian life. To Mr McBroom, Eloise and Bill, we express our heartfelt sympathy and earnestly pray that the consciousness of the Heavenly Father's presence may bring them sweet comfort and abiding peace. Funeral Service Held For Former Hillsboro Resident - Never having regained her health following a surgical operation at the IL Central Hospital in Chicago in July, Mrs Virtie McBroom, 48, wife of Fred McBroom, died at the hospital at 8 o'clock Sunday night, December 12. Mrs McBroom re-entered the hospital several days ago as a medical patient. She was born in Hillsboro, the daughter of Finas M & Gerty Ellis Pitman on 17 April 1895. She graduated from the Hillsboro High School and studied music. After her marriage to Fred McBroom, of Hillsboro, in 1913, they moved to Chicago where he has been employed as a railway mail clerk. Mrs McBroom taught piano in the city for several years. One daughter, Eloise, was born to this union. Mrs McBroom was a member of the Woodlawn Baptist Church in Chicago. Survivors are the husband; the daughter, Mrs Eloise Truce of Crawfordsville; her parents; one sister, Mrs Hazel Munns of Columbia City; and one brother, Glen R Pitman of Hillsboro. A funeral service was held from the Woodlawn Baptist Church in Chicago, Wednesday afternoon at ? o'clock and the body was then brought overland to the home of her brother, Mr Mrs Glen R Pitman, Hillsboro, Wednesday evening, to remain until the funeral. A service was held at the Hillsboro Methodist Church at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon, conducted by the Rev John Kirkpatrick, of Kewannee, IN, a former pastor of the church. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery, Hillsboro.