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Frank Pitts Sr.

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Frank Pitts Sr.

Birth
Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
9 Aug 1923 (aged 31)
Ketchum, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Big Cabin, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA GPS-Latitude: 36.5332489, Longitude: -95.2283707
Memorial ID
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Frank Pitts was the son of Alexander L. & Martha Ann (Huckaby) Pitts of Big Cabin, Craig Co., OK.

Spouse: Myrtle Mae Lester married on 07 Nov 1916 in Oklahoma.

Frank was a cashier at the Ketchum Bank and shot during a bank robbery by three men named Richard A. Birkes, Allison "Dick" Ivey and Raymond Thomas. The shooter, Richard Birkes, received death by electrocution for killing Frank Pitts on Feb 1, 1924 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester, OK.
Frank Pitts was the son of Alexander L. & Martha Ann (Huckaby) Pitts of Big Cabin, Craig Co., OK.

Spouse: Myrtle Mae Lester married on 07 Nov 1916 in Oklahoma.

Frank was a cashier at the Ketchum Bank and shot during a bank robbery by three men named Richard A. Birkes, Allison "Dick" Ivey and Raymond Thomas. The shooter, Richard Birkes, received death by electrocution for killing Frank Pitts on Feb 1, 1924 at Oklahoma State Penitentiary at McAlester, OK.


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  • Created by: Mindy
  • Added: Dec 21, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17104113/frank-pitts: accessed ), memorial page for Frank Pitts Sr. (15 Feb 1892–9 Aug 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17104113, citing Big Cabin Cemetery, Big Cabin, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Mindy (contributor 46796420).