Thomas Larry Fitts

Thomas Larry (Tom) Fitts, 80, passed from this earthly home to his heavenly home at 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

Tom was born in Eddyville, Kentucky, on June 10, 1941, to the late Otho and Mary Barrett Fitts. He was a retired coal miner from Sahara Coal Co.

Tom was married to the former Shirley Ann Barger, who survives.

Tom bled blue and red for the Kentucky Wildcats and the St. Louis Cardinals, and loved to be outdoors when his health allowed him.

In addition to his wife, Shirley, Tom is survived by a daughter, Lisa Fitts of Harrisburg; a son, Larry Fitts of Tennessee; grandchildren, James Fitts of Kentucky, Tierra Brasher of Illinois and Taylor Fitts of Kentucky; brother, Richard (Jean) Fitts of Harrisburg; sister, Debra Hargett of Tennessee; sisters-in-law Sue Fitts and Reda Fitts; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Charles, Robert, J.B. and Harold Fitts; and sisters Louise Anderson and Geraldine Chaney.

Funeral services and the burial will be private.

Absher-Nicholson Funeral Home in Carrier Mills is in charge of arrangements.