Survivors include: 2 daughters; Deborah (Michael) Dziatlik, Judy (Ron) Hejnal; 1 step-daughter, Janette DeGrazia; 1 sister, Dola Lance; 1 brother, Ronnie Pitts; 6 grandchildren, Hannah Hejnal, Dusty Niles, Michael Gwaltney (Chelsea), Zech DeGrazia, Micah DeGrazia (Tracy), Seth DeGrazia; 6 great-grandchildren, Brianna Niles (Dustin Helms), Ashley James (Joe), Ben Luker, Ben Gwaltney, Reid Gwaltney, A.M. DeGrazia; 5 great-great grandchildren, Tristin David, Hudson Paul, Riley James, Leah James and Levi James; numerous other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, Bill Forester; her parents, Luther & Myrtle (Wilkins) Pitts; 2 brothers, Eugene Pitts & Glenn Pitts; 1 step-daughter, Patti Forester Gwaltney; 1 grandson, Shawn Gwaltney.
Funeral services will be 11am Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Clary Funeral Home in Alton, MO, with burial following in the Lance Cemetery. Visitation will be 10am-11am just prior to the service.
