Luther Woodrow Pitts Sr., 74, of Fairfield Acres in Bethlehem Community, died Saturday in an area hospital following a brief illness,

Born May 13, 1915, in Catawba County, he was a son of the late Ruben Monroe and Emma Etta Townsend Pitts. He was a retired owner and operator of the Kiser Fraser Motor Auto Dealer and a veteran of World War II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helena Allen Pitts; three brothers, Oscar Pitts, Ray Pitts and Paul Pitts; and two sisters, Claudia Pitts Earnhardt and Lottie Pitts.

Survivors include three sons, George S. Pitts of Dallas; Woodie Ray Pitts of Bethlehem and Luther Woodrow Pitts Jr. of Conover, a brother, Ralph Pitts of Newton; two sisters, Ruth Lanier of Boone and Mary Earnhardt of Bethlehem; and nine grandchildren.

The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Timothy Jordan at 2 p.m. today at the Mount Pisgah Lutheran Church where he was a member. Burial was in Eastview Cemetery in Newton.

Pallbearers were Richard Kale, James Daniels, Buddy Harper, Floyd Reid, Jim Vaughn and Larry Pitts.

--Hickory Daily Record (Hickory, North Carolina), Monday, June 12, 1989; Page 8.

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Name: Luther Woodrow Pitts Sr.

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 10 Jun 1989

Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina

Birth Year: 1915

Burial Place: Newton, N.C.

Cemetery: Eastview Cemetery

Residence Place: Taylorsville, Alexander, N.C.

Address: Route 8

Gender: Male

Age: 74

Marital Status: Widowed

Race (Original): White

Occupation: Owner & Operator-Auto

Birth Date: 13 May 1915

Birthplace: Catawba Co., N.C.

Father's Name: Ruben Monroe Pitts

Mother's Name: Emma Etta Townsend

"North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGZP-H9V : accessed 24 Jun 2014), Luther Woodrow Pitts Sr., 10 Jun 1989; citing Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, v 24B cn 24609, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1991558.