Venita Celia "Nita" Luce

1923 - 2014  (90 years)

• Name	Venita Celia "Nita" Luce
  Nickname	Nita
  Birth	3 Apr 1923	Corning, Tehama County, California, United States
  Gender	Female
  _UID	639C812254384CB7BD6FD8C470E1ED1E550B
  Death	15 Mar 2014	Chico, Butte County, California, United States
  	A member of an early-day Paskenta-Flournoy Pioneer family, Venita "Nita" Celia Pitkin died on March 15, 2014 in Chico. She was 90 years old. Nita was the oldest daughter born on April 3, 1923 in Corning, CA to Hugh and Neva Luce. She was raised with her four sisters; Arabelle, Ardell, Charlotte and Barbara in Flournoy. She attended local schools and graduated from Corning Union High School in 1941. She married Gayle Pitkin of Red Bluff on October 6, 1941. Nita and Gayle made their home in Flournoy, where Gayle worked for Crane Mills and ranched in Flournoy. Nita was a homemaker. They had 8 children; Sheralea, Carolyn, Robert, Kathleen, Toni, Marsha, Brent and Maureen. She loved family get togethers and visiting. Survivors include; Sherry Vance of Flournoy, Connie Walker (Ted) of Red Bluff, Robert Pitkin (Deb) of Flournoy, Toni Ross of Klamath Falls, OR, Marsha Pitkin (Don) of Grenada, CA, Brent Pitkin (Helen) of Corning and Maureen McGehee of Corning. 26 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great Great Grandchildren, and a large extended family. Nita was preceded in death by her husband Gayle, a daughter Kathleen Hansen and her sisters; Arabelle Maitia, Ardell Pitkin, Charlotte Humphrey, and Barbara Humphrey.
  Burial	Paskenta Cemetery, Corning, Tehama County, California, United States
  Person ID	I49745	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Hugh Cushman Luce,   b. 4 Nov 1898, Newville, Glenn County, California, United States d. 9 Aug 1982, Flournoy, Tehama County, California (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Neva Vernetta Uhl,   b. 12 Oct 1905, California, United States d. 8 Jan 1980, Flournoy, Tehama County, California (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F16994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Kathleen Pitkin   d. Bef 2014   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living
  Family ID	F16996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 3 Apr 1923 - Corning, Tehama County, California, United States Death - 15 Mar 2014 - Chico, Butte County, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth