Red, a lifelong resident of Bronaugh, attended school and graduated from Bronaugh High School in 1961. He worked for Nevada State Hospital Power Plant for 37 years retiring in 2001. He also farmed and raised cattle. Red was a member of the Bronaugh Volunteer Fire Department many years, and he served on the City Council in Bronaugh for twenty years. He enjoyed cooking for various functions and area events including Bushwhacker Days, Vernon County Youth Fair, Bronaugh Fire Department, Ducks Unlimited, and for FFA kids.
In addition to his wife Shirley survivors include his brother, Larry Pitts and his wife Sharon, Bronaugh; two sisters, Viola Cain, Moundville, Nancy Pitts, Bronaugh; several nieces and nephews; their “adopted” daughter, Amy Leonard; extended family, and his many friends and kids. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, Chester Dewey Pitts, and Verlin Franklin Pitts.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 27, 2018 at Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada with Ed Post officiating. Interment will follow in Worsley Cemetery, Bronaugh. Friends may call now and until the hour of service at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to Shriner Children’s Hospital or Vernon County People for Pets in c/o Ferry Funeral Home.
