Rosetta Ann Patterson Witt

DAWSON — Rosetta Ann Patterson Witt, 63, of Dawson, passed away suddenly Monday, February 18, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.

Born May 8, 1949 in Charleston, she was the daughter of the late Bernard Grant and Maxcine Harrah Patterson.  

Ann was a homemaker and a member of the Gospel Lighthouse at Grassy Meadows.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 32 years, Carl R. Witt, in 1998; a brother Ray Patterson and a great-granddaughter Shaelynn Kay Morris.

Those left to cherish her memory are her three children, Michael Witt (Charlene), Paul Witt (Laura) all of Dawson and Bridgett Bennett (Frank Jr.) of Rainelle; six grandchildren Donna ‘Dee Jay’ Morris of Rupert, Brandon Witt of Dawson, Tyler O’Brien of Dawson, Jacob Witt of Dawson, Ashton Bennett of North Carolina and Grant Bennett of Rainelle; and one  great-grandson Remington Morris of Rupert; one brother George Patterson; an uncle; aunts; nieces; nephews and cousins.

Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, February 24, in the Maude Chapel United Methodist Church at Grassy Meadows, with Pastor John Wyatt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Friends may call Saturday, February 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smathers Funeral Chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Witt-Morris Benefit Fund at First National Bank of Ronceverte, 1125 E. Washington Street, Lewisburg, WV 24901.

Online condolences may be made at www.smathersfuneralchapel.com

Arrangements by Smathers Funeral Chapel, Inc., Rainelle.

Hi Trish, Sounds like you are enjoying work with the little ones. We will be praying for you and the surgery.

Alice had her blood work the other day and it came back good. Praise the Lord. Thanks for all the prayers.

Love and Prayers
Joe and Alice

With having both wrist done at the same time, Trish, you cannot do anything at all for yourself for a time.  Is that right?  I knew a hair dresser that had the same thing done (both wrist at the same time) and I thought that is what she told me.  Someone had to help her get dressed, do her bath, everything.  Recovery sounds great tho. Just a few weeks?  What does your work say?  Is it considered a medical leave?

Carpal tunnel. He said recovery is usually a couple weeks.  But he said I could go back to work when I can stand it.  He said the only people that he insists stay off from work for a month is coal miners.

I would've loved to be in class with you Trish, sounds so exciting!!  What kind of surgery are you having on your hands and what's the recoop time for it?

Bobbie you are right, Emma and the twins are my sunny spots in the day! Emma likes to talk about danny but she tests me and if she sees it upsets me or I cry she drops it.  Monday she had lots of wisdom for me.  Mostly what heaven was like.  She actually talks as though she has seen it.  I didn't ask.
I have to share this from yesterday's pre k class.  I learned how to play duck duck goose!  The kids all got to play in the gym for an hour and they pretty much run amuck and do whatever.  There was this one little girl named Maggie that kept getting me by the hand all day and wanting me to play with her so of course I play with her.   Everyone is playing their own thing so I remembered a game that mommy played with my kids.  They took blocks and made a train on the back porch by connecting them all.  The kids had flat blocks that they could walk on so I asked maggie if we could connect them.  Then we walked frontwards and then backwards without peeping!  My word you would've thought I had created the moon.  The next thing I knew the whole class was standing in line just to walk on our train track.  Then it was a high wire under the big top!  Needless to say I had a lot of fun.
Then after nap time there was a huge box by the trash can ready for the trash.  I asked the kids if they had ever been to the land of imagination?  I folded all the box in so that it was a giant rectangle just big enough for a four year old to walk through.  I told them to imagine their most favorite place when they walked through and they would be there.  Well here comes little Maggie and grabbed me by the hand, "miss Trish miss Trish you have got to come to my imagination land there is so much ice cream and marshmallows!  You will love it."  I told little Maggie miss Trish wouldn't fit through the door, she didn't miss a beat and grabbed my hand and said that's ok you can walk around the door and still get there:). Those kids had the greatest time walking back and forth from one world to the other!
I really felt like I cheated the school system yesterday!  I don't think I worked a minute we played ALL day long.  Oh wait, I did disinfect the tables for snacks☺.

My appt went well I guess you could say.  The dr is really good and super nice.  I will have surgery on both hands Thursday morning.  I have to be there at 8 and it takes a good 3& 1/2 hours together there so Tina is taking me up Wednesday night.  I can stay with emily and her daughter lives just a couple miles from emily so she is staying with her.
Rita has already planned out supper for us that evening so i am thinking this might have some perks to it!

Every day may not be good, but there is something good in every day! Author unknown
Trish, it sounds like little Emma is your something good in your not so good days.

Happy Birthday Danny, I know it is a Happy One.

I travel to Morgantown this morning to see a hand specialist about my hands.  Tina is taking me so you guys say a prayer for our safety and that I will get a good report.  We are meeting up with emily and Tina's daughter Meggan  and are going to have birthday lunch for Danny❤

I worked in the pre school classroom yesterday!  So much fun!

Happy birthday Danny! As I was having a tea party earlier this week with my little red head Emma, Danny's birthday came up. I told her he would've been 50 today if he was here to celebrate a birthday! Emma said, "Oh but TT, Danny Boy WILL have a birthday in HeaVen. And it will be so much better there because everything is much more beautiful there. And DannyBoy will feel better and he will be happy!"

I should've saved my money on grief counseling and just had tea parties with Emma❤. Love that girl to death

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Cindy, we  will be keeping you and your family in our prayers, Love you.

Cindy we are so sorry to hear about your sister.  We pray God's comfort in your time of sorrow.

From Timmy

We got a call last night around 8:30, Cindy's sister passed away, Blood Clot, they brought her back 4 times then said enough! And it was over!

Dan and I went to school with Ann Patterson Witt.  Rhonda just emailed that DJ (Ann's granddaughter) had just gotten out of surgery, and  that they had removed her spleen, she had six broken ribs, 2 leg fractures and facial trauma but no head injury as they had initially thought.  She has not yet regained consciousness.  Apparently DJ's son seems to be okay.  No update on the friend (Brody) who was driving.

Anne Witt and her great granddaughter were killed in a car wreck yesterday. There were her granddaughter and her boyfriend and another great grand baby involved but they say they will all be ok. Anne is Donna witts sister in law. I am sure some of you went to school with her.

That is so sweet! My address is: 1837 Lake Heron Drive, Lutz, FL 33549. I appreciate all of the warm thoughts.


From Kimberly Cohenour Bonk

Yes, I remember Anna Mae, went to school with her and i remember when Kim was born, so sorry to hear that, My prayers are with her and her family. Trish if you have and address for her would you post it for me please . so i can send a card.

I just talked to Kim and she said that they found a mass on Keith's liver in January and it was just too far gone to treat. It is just her and mike left.

I am sure some of you remember Anna Cohenour granny fitzwaters daughter. Her son Keith passed away this morning. Not sure what the circumstances were but I know his sister Kim and their other brother mike could use our prayers!