Stephen Aaron Pitz, 68 of Elizabethtown, passed away Monday, July 23, 2024 at his residence.

He was a 1973 graduate of Bell County High School where he was Salutatorian of his class. Stephen also finished in the top ten of his 1978 EKU graduating class where he earned his master’s degree. He worked with the Dallas Police Department from 1978 to 2000 and taught criminal justice at Marshall University and Madisonville Community College until he retired in 2005.

 

Stephen was preceded in death by his father, Leonard A. Pitz. 

 

He is survived by his mother, Barbara Browning; one brother, Matthew L. Pitz; one sister, Pamela Pitz Lucas; five nieces and nephews, Lindsay (Dennis) Pitz-Dunn, Matt (Bethany) Pitz, Megan Lucas, Christopher L. (Jennie) Pitz, and Paige R. Lucas; two great nieces, Lindsay F. Pitz and Charlotte M. Pitz; maternal grandparents, Arthur and Emma Peters and paternal grandparents, Ignatius and Hedwig Pitz.

 

The memorial service is 1 P.M. Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Brown Funeral Home in Elizabethtown.

 

Visitation starts at 11 A.M. and continues until the time of service. Condolences may be expressed online at brownfuneral.com.