Calvin Lewis Pitts

Calvin Lewis Pitts

Calvin Lewis Pitts, age 90, a resident of Fort Scott, died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at the Franklin House. He was born Nov. 15, 1926 in Pawnee, Kan., the son of Harry Pitts and Nola Elizabeth Inman. He married Grace Wiggans, March 7, 1953, they later divorced, he then married, Mary Louise Whitlock, May 28, 1971, she preceded him in death on Nov. 12, 2008. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening, and scraping junk. He was a past member of the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No. 1165 VFW. Calvin liked to ask people “How old do you think I am?” or “I’m older than I Look.”

Calvin is survived by his children; son, Ed Pitts and wife Luanne, daughter, Nola Smith and husband Richard, both of Redfield, and a step-son, Carl Hall, of Pittsburg; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; as well as many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife; parents; five brothers, Jim, John, Harold, Eldon, and Kenneth “Pete” Pitts; five sisters, Helen Hood, Grace Buford, Josephine Michaels, Juanita Schroder, and Rowena Hines; and two stepbrothers, Ed and Dave Lusk.

Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery, with military honors provided by the Olson Frary Burkhart Post No. 1165 VFW. The Family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the VFW or Care to Share and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.