Robert Franklin Pitts was born on February 5, 1939, in San Antonio, Texas, to Horace Edgar Pitts and Marjorie Lillian (Rice) Pitts. He passed from this earthly life on February 8, 2021, in Grand Prairie, Texas, at the age of 82 while battling cancer.

Bob graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1957. He worked many years in the insurance industry. At the time of his death, he had a swimming pool construction business.

Bob had many friends with whom he played golf, gin rummy, and bridge. He had a passion for genealogy. Through his tireless research, he achieved membership in The Sons of Confederate Veterans, The Sons of the Republic of Texas, and most recently, The Sons of the American Revolution.

Bob was preceded in death by two grand-daughters. He is survived by two daughters, Diana Buckwalter of Castle Rock, Colorado, and Laura Taylor of Scottsdale, Arizona, 11 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Jackie Lee Pitts and wife, Janine of Miramar, Florida, and his sister, Pat Stillwell and husband, Jim of Henderson, Texas.

Services are pending at this time. A spring memorial graveside service will be planned for a celebration of his life by family and friends.