Linda Lou Pitts , age 71 of Lena, IL passed away Monday, August 17, 2020. She was born on April 5, 1949 in Sterling, IL to the late George and Hilda (Mackenbach) Hines. Linda married Larry Pitts on February 25, 1967.

She was a graduate of Milledgeville High School. Linda was a member of the Eagles Club and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. She had worked as a clerk for the Stephenson County Jail for 18 years. She had also worked for Economy Insurance, K-Mart, the Sale Barn in Winslow and most recently as a clerk for Pitts Drywall. She was an avid Green Bay Packer fan. Linda enjoyed shopping, hunting, fishing, traveling and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband, Larry Pitts of Lena; her daughter, Lynette (Jeffrey) Jordan of Freeport; her son, Leonard (Jennifer) Pitts of Pearl City; her grandchildren, Ashley (Mike) McKinney, Dana Jordan, Madison Pitts and Cody Pitts; her great granddaughter, Everly McKinney; her sisters, Nancy (Mike) Schmidt of Milledgeville and Cindy (Bill) Nicholson of Mt. Morris; and several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. at Hermann Funeral Home in Pearl City. There will be a visitation before the service beginning at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place at a later date at Highland Cemetery in Pearl City. A memorial fund has been established. A luncheon will follow at the Pearl City Fire Station.