Sylvia Ethel Pitts' Obituary
Sylvia Ethel Pitts, age 91, of Fayetteville, AR, passed away Sunday, May 26, 2024. She was born November 29, 1932, in Drakes Creek, AR, a daughter of the late Charley B. Dorsey and Effie Laverne Lawson Dorsey. Also preceding her in death was her husband Dewey E. Pitts; a granddaughter, Kiley Martens, and her brothers, Orville Dorsey, and Carl Dorsey.
Sylvia was a graduate of Huntsville High School, and a member of the Nazarene Church. She loved going to gospel singings, the ocean, and taking her grandkids to places like Disney World, Silver Dollar City, and Dogpatch.
Survivors are her daughter, Debbie Martens (Jerry); a sister, Jean Emmett; her grandchildren, Devin Martens (Angel), Rebekah Stuart (Eric), Kirby Martens (Jennifer), Amelia Foster (Scott); eleven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Monday, June 3, at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville.
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