Jim (James Paul) Pitts, 89, passed away November 6, 2024 at a rehabilitation care center in Indiana following complications from an accident.
Jim was born September 23, 1935 in Rushville, MO. He was a 1953 graduate of Benton High School.
Jim is preceded in death by his parents, Ora and Ruth (Berkshire) Pitts, son Danny Pitts Turnbull, sisters, Bonnie Wickham and Clara Eiman and brother-in-law Jim Gillett.
Survivors include his wife Joan, children David (Julie) Turnbull and Denise Staudt; sister, Geraldine Gillett; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, step-grandchildren, step great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.