Obituaries

Pitts, Dan

April 23, 2021

Dan Pitts, Georgia's high school football coach with the most ever victories, died Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Pitts was 88.

Pitts was high school football coach at Mary Persons High School from 1959 through 1997 and won 15 region titles and one state championship, in 1980. The Bulldogs had winning seasons for each of their last 32 years under Pitts, whose record was 346-109-4.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 23 in the Forsyth City Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Mary Persons Touchdown Club PO Box 5791 or Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame PO Box 457, Forsyth, GA 31029.

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Funeral Home Information

Monroe County Memorial Chapel - Forsyth

86 W. Main St.

Forsyth, GA

31029

https://www.monroecountymemorialchapel.com/?utm_campaign=legacytraffic&utm_source=legacy&utm_medium=referral

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