March 15, 1919 — Sept. 17, 2008

Leta Mae Pitts, 89, of Sweet Home passed away Wednesday.

She was born in Rogersville, Mo., to Corbet and Anna (Carter) Hand.

She married George Albert Pitts in Garden City, Kan., on July 26, 1936. They settled in Crawfordsville in 1952. She had lived there ever since, until recently moving to Sweet Home.

Leta loved gambling. She and her husband would go to Reno and Spirit Mountain. She loved fishing on the Snake River, attending garage sales and growing and tending to flowers. She was the best mother and grandmother in the world and loved people.

She is survived by children Thomas Pitts of Sweet Home, Peggy Dain of Crawfordsville, Edgar Pitts of Sweet Home and Steve Pitts of Lebanon; brother Gene Beasley of Lebanon; sister Carolyn Rodgers of Lebanon; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

Leta was preceded in death by her husband, George; daughter Patricia Baker; grandson Ryan Pitts; sister Venia Barstad; brothers Robert Hand, Jerry Beasley and Riley Beasley; and baby nephew Nolan Campbell.

A viewing will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Sweet Home Funeral Chapel. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sweet Home Evangelical Church.

Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements (www.sweethomefuneral.com).