Samantha

Pittman

Samantha Ann Marie Pittman, 35, of Roanoke Rapids, NC passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

Samantha was born on November 21, 1990 and was preceded in death by her sister and best friend, Sylvia Williams, as well as her step-father, Donald Whalen.

Left to cherish her memory include her parents, Patricia Whalen and Tom Pittman; her sister, Laura Spatorico (Mike); her brother, Tommy Pittman; nieces, Abigail Cox (Brian) and Madalyn Spatorico; nephews, Dillion Williams (Riba), Logan Williams (Allie), Garrett Spatorico; great nephew, Joshua Matthew Williams; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She had two beloved fur babies, Coco and Brady.

Friends of Samantha referred to her as “Big Sam”. Her nieces and nephews would call her “Mae Mae” or “Auntie”. Abigail gave her the nickname, "Mae Mae" when she was just a toddler because she could not say Samantha and the nickname stuck. As adults, those nieces and nephews still called her by those nicknames, 20 plus years later. She loved her family and was very protective of them, especially the nieces and nephews. When they started dating, she made sure to give each of the partners a firm chat about their intentions and consequences if hearts were broken. She did not play around.

She worked in the food industry and many in the community knew her well from her years of working at Cook Out and later at Popeyes. Over the years she worked herself into a shift lead role and management. She traveled for work to help open stores in other states. She could be found in the drive thru on any given day, making conversations with strangers, making a new friend, or bragging on her siblings and parents with people she knew passing through. She got her work ethic from her parents. She had a heart of gold and would give you the shirt off her back, even when she couldn't afford to.

As a child, she attended East 10th Street Christian Church. She got to know Pastor Jason Yeatts as an adult and asked some tough questions about heaven and faith. She believed in heaven and longed to be at the side of her sister, Sylvia who passed away 4 years ago. The grief of that loss stayed with her.

She wanted to make people laugh and was probably the life at every party. She had a loud personality. She could be heard coming down the hall. She learned to whisper in a sawmill, but so did most of her family. It’s a shared trait. Laughter was felt and heard for miles. She is missed and her memory will continue to live on in all of those who knew and loved her.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at East 10th Street Christian Church with Minister Jason Yeatts officiating.

The family will receive friends on Monday, November 16, 2026 from 6:00 to 7:30 PM at Askew Funeral Services in Roanoke Rapids.