- Date Of Birth: February 12, 1935
- Date Of Death: September 21, 2018
- State: Texas
John Henry Pittenger, 83, of Salado, died September 21, 2018 at a local care facility.
John was born February 12, 1935 to Charles and Molly Belle (Zieber) Pittenger in Van Buren, Arkansas. Following his mother’s death in 1939, John and his father moved to South Dakota where he lived until his father’s death in 1950. John then moved to Fresno, California to live with an older brother where he graduated in 1953 from Roosevelt High School and Fresno Junior College in the vocational construction program. John was married to Marilyn (Sisk) from September 1955 until her death in March 2015. They lived in California until moving to Texas in 1991. He married Carolyn (Williamson) in November 2015.
John worked in construction from the age of 17 until he retired in 2000. During his career as a contractor he was responsible for building thousands of homes in California and Texas. His passions included woodworking, bonsai, and country music. He was also well known by family, friends, and church members as the one to call for whatever home repair was needed.
John is preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Archie, Roy, and Bill, and his first wife, Marilyn. He is survived by his wife Carolyn; daughter Alenne Glock and her husband, Norman, of Harvest, Alabama; son Randy Pittenger and his wife, LaGay, of Belton, Texas; five grandchildren: Jamie Carroll and her husband Geoff of Pagosa Springs, Colorado; Emily Glock of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Jason Pittenger and his wife, Katie, of Kingwood, Texas; Jana Schofield and her husband, Justin, of Dallas, Texas; Daniel Glock and his wife, Teresa, of Spokane, Washington; 15 great-grandchildren; 4 step-children; 9 step-grandchildren; and 1 step-great-grandchild.
