John W. Pitzer

April 5, 1928 - December 29, 2015

Mr. John W. Pitzer, 87, of Louisiana, MO, passed away on December 29, 2015 at the Golden Living Center Gamma Road Lodge in Wellsville, MO. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, MO. No visitation prior to the service. The Rev. Randall Cone will officiate. Burial will be at the Jordan-Buffalo Cemetery near Louisiana, MO. He was born on April 5, 1928 in Louisiana, MO to Howard E.B. Pitzer and Emma Edna Alberta Griffith Pitzer. He was married to Carolyn Joyce Hanes on September 19, 1975 in Louisiana, MO. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Hanes Pitzer of Louisiana, MO, 2 daughters, Sherry Pitzer of Moscow Mills, MO, and Michelle Pitzer of Louisiana, MO, 3 step-daughters, Christine Miller of Louisiana, MO, Cathleen Taylor of Louisiana, MO, and Melanie Ingram of St. Joe, Arkansas, and many beloved cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one daughter, Regina Renea Pitzer who died in infancy. He graduated from the Louisiana High School in 1945. He was a veteran serving with the US Navy during WWII as a fireman. He was a member of the Calumet Presbyterian Church in Clarksville, MO. He had farmed most of his life in the Louisiana area. He also drove a school bus for BONCL School District. He was a lifetime member of the ELKS Lodge 791 and was a past Exalter Ruler and past District Deputy of the Lodge. He was also a member of the American Legion Post 370 in Louisiana, MO. In his spare time he loved to garden, cook, bowling, and playing cards. Memorials may be given in lieu of flowers to the American Heart Association, Jordan-Buffalo Cemetery, or Gentiva Hospice in care of Collier Funeral Homes, Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, MO 63353.