OBITUARY NAME: JAMES JEROLD PITTS, AGE 78, OF CHOUTEAU AND A FORMER ATOKA AND MCGEE VALLEY AREA RESIDENT BORN: HE WAS BORN ON APRIL 7, 1930 AT ATOKA TO CARL DENNIS PITTS AND IVA JANE BROWN PITTS PASSED AWAY: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2008 AT HIS HOME IN CHOUTEAU AGE: 78 YEARS 8 MONTHS 11 DAYS EDUCATION: JAMES ATTENDED SCHOOL AT TUSHKA AND ATOKA. .. MARRIED: HE MARRIED JANICE FAE GRIMSLEY ON JANUARY 27, 1951 AT ATOKA, OK OCCUPATION: JAMES WORKED FOR CIVIL SERVICE IN U.S.D.A.-WILDLIFE SERVICES FOR 43 YEARS. HE RETIRED IN JULY OF 1994. HE WAS ALSO MAYOR OF CHOUTEAU FOR A WHILE. CHURCH AFFILIATION AND HOBBIES: HE ATTENDED MCGEE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH. HE LOVED FISHING AND HUNTING. SURVIVED BY WIFE: JANICE PITTS OF THE HOME IN CHOUTEAU 2 CHILDREN: BARBARA KILGON AND HUSBAND DAVID OF CHOUTEAU, OK MICHAEL PITTS AND WIFE CHRISTINE OF CHOUTEAU, OK 7 GRANDCHILDREN: THERESA TROYER AND HUSBAND JOSH OF CHOUTEAU, OK GARRY KILGORE OF CHOUTEAU, OK WENDY HEWITT AND HUSBAND JERRY OF MUSKOGEE, OK KARI BROWN AND HUSBAND JASON OF CHOUTEAU, OK JAMIE COBLENTZ AND HUSBAND STEVEN OF MAZIE, OK AMANDA CALVERT AND HUSBAND CHAD OF PRYOR, OK KIMBERLY MORGAN AND HUSBAND DERRICK OF PRYOR, OK 18 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN SISTERS: JOANN GABBART AND HUSBAND ROWLAND OF DAISY, OK LOUISE VAN CAMP OF CALIFORNIA SISTER IN LAW: MILDRED PITTS OF MOORE, OK ALONG WITH NUMEROUS NIECES, NEPHEWS, OTHER RELATIVES AND MANY DEAR AND LOVED FRIENDS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: CARL AND IVA JANE PITTS SON: GARRY DON PITTS GRANDSON: KEVIN KILGORE 2 BROTHERS: BENSON PITTS AND CARL DAVID PITTS ********************************************************************************************************************* DATE OF SERVICE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2008 AT 2:00 PM PLACE OF SERVICE: MCGEE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH PLACE OF BURIAL: WESTVIEW CEMETERY OFFICATING: REV FRANK COUCH ASSISTING: REV BOB MUNCH CASKETBEARERS: RANDY GRIMSLEY, BILL GABBART, ROBBY GRIMSLEY, MATT GABBART, RONNIE PITTS, BERT NOAK HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: COLBY PITTS, DON WILLS FAMILY TIME, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21, 3~5 CONDOLENCES MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY BY EMAIL TO: BROWNS@ATOKA.NET. PLEASE REFERENCE THE NAME OF THE DECEASED IN YOUR CORRESPONDENCE. SERVICES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF