rwbrauer@iland.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denise Hoehns" <rwbrauer@iland.net> To: <MOBENTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 11:16 AM Subject: Cleo Ernest Pitts, Jr. > Memorial Paper from St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Cole Camp, MO > > Cleo Ernest Pitts, Jr. > > It was on December 8, 1927, at Kansas City, Kansas, that the Lord blessed > the home of Cleo E. and Martha (Kalebaugh) Pitts, Sr., with the gift of a > son and they named him Cleo Ernest, Jr. He became a child of God through the > Sacrament of Holy Baptism on December 17, 1961, at the St. Paul's Lutheran > Church of Cole Camp. He publicly confessed his faith in the triune God > through the Rite of Confirmation on December 17, 1961, at St. Paul's > Lutheran Church. > > On March 9, 1947, in Augusta, Georgia, he was united in marriage to Clara > Sanders, who preceded him in death on May 4, 1959. On January 16, 1960, in > Kansas City, Kansas, he was united in marriage to Delores Brauer, who > survives of Cole Camp. > > He was a truck driver for over 42 years for several companies, including > Consolidated Freightways where he received the Million Mile Club award three > times and was a member of the Teamsters Local No. 142. He served his country > honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II and was awarded the Victory > Medal. He was a member of the American Legion Post No. 305 of Cole Camp. > > His health began to fail, and on February 6, 2000 he entered Bothwell > Regional Health Center in Sedalia. It was there early Thursday morning that > the Lord called him to his eternal rest, having been granted an earthly life > of seventy-two years, two months and two days. > > He is survived by: > > four daughters, Diane Sanders of Augusta, Georgia; Brenda, Mrs. Charles > Sims, of Pageland S. Carolina; Donna, Mrs. Mike Hartman of LaMonte, MO; and > Ann, Mrs. Jay Fowler of Florence, MO; four sons, Tim Pitts; Cleo Pitts; > Steve & his wife Theresa Pitts; and Mark & his wife Kim Pitts, all of Cole > Camp; seventeen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. > > Besides his first wife he was preceded in death by his parents and a > brother, Glen Pitts. > > rwbrauer@iland.net >