Bobbie Jean Pitts

Sept. 22, 1936 - July 25, 2018

Bobbie Jean Pitts, 81, of Millington, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, FL. She was born Sept. 22, 1936, in Monroe, Ark., to J.T. and Claudine Baxter. She moved to Memphis in 1960. In 1965, she started her career with Kimberly-Clarke. After 25 years of working on the production line, she retired in 1990. She married her sweetheart, Wayne, in September 1982. They enjoyed life together dancing, bowling and showing horses. After they both retired, they loved watching their grandchildren grow up. They were married 23 years before he passed in February 2006. Later in life, she would enjoy visiting her family in Florida and playing bingo. She is survived by her daughter, Pam (Roger) Butts of Cape Coral, FL; son, Michael Bennett of Millington; stepdaughters, Sherry Bennett and Peggy (Ken) McDonald of Memphis and Ramona (Butch) Morgan of Southaven; stepson, Doug Bennett of Memphis; sister, Patricia (Don) Volner of Drummonds, Tenn.; brother, Jimmy (Sherry) Baxter of Clarendon, Ark.; granddaughters, Stephanie Butts and Courtney Butts of Fort Myers, FL and Cecilia McDonald of Memphis; grandson, Josh McDonald of Memphis; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, J.T. and Claudine Baxter; husband, Wayne Pitts; brother, Letroy Baxter; and sister, Mary Baxter. Visitation will be held at noon with services following at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home & Cemetery, 6755 US Highway 51 N., Millington. Memorials may be sent to Hope Hospice, 9470 HealthPark Circle, Fort Myers, FL 33908.