Ralph F. Shotts

Mr. Ralph Franklin Shotts, 86, died Monday, November 7, 2011, at Winston Medical Center in Louisville. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, Nov. 10th, at First Baptist Church, with Dr. Brett Golson officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Porter Funeral Home. Mr. Shotts was born August 13, 1925, in Finkbine, MS. He was an Army Air Force veteran of World War II, having served in India, China, & Burma. He received his B.S. degree from Mississippi State University in 1951. He owned and operated Eastside Motors since 1972. He was a former Scoutmaster for the Cub Scouts, and was a member of First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rena and Lee Shotts; and two brothers, Edgar Shotts and Charles Ray Shotts. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Annette Avara Shotts; two sons, Frankie (Sue) Shotts, and Charles (Rhonda) Shotts, both of Louisville; a brother, Gene (Zene) Shotts of Mendenhall, MS; three grandchildren, Jamie (Laura) Shotts, Jay Shotts, and Ryan Shotts ; and one great grandchild, Jacey Shotts. Pallbearers are Jamie Shotts, Jay Shotts, Ryan Shotts, Norris Shotts, Norman Shotts, and Thomas Cockrell. Honorary pallbearers are Harry Tabor, Joe Johns, Jerry Estes, and Allen Watts. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 547, Louisville, MS, 39339; or Mississippi Methodist Rehabilitation Center, 1350 East Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS, 39216.