By CINDY BISHOP
ELLIJAY — Former Wilcox County resident Ron Titshaw says growing up in the country, he was always having to look for things to keep himself occupied.
Whether it be trekking through the south Georgia woods with his brother, Mike, and his cousin, Delaine, to exploring a deep limesink hole, there was always some point of interest.
Now, Ron has taken his experiences growing up in Pitts and the nearby areas and compiled them into a book.
Born in Chamblee, Ron and his family moved to Pitts where his father, Elwyn, was Postmaster and his mother, Marjorie, taught school. He graduated from Pitts High School and later the University of Georgia and Troy State University in Alabama. He also served four years in the U.S. Air Force and worked for many years in the automotive parts and service development industry.
He then decided to try his hand at writing, a pastime he says he enjoys due to the teachers he had growing up in Pitts.
“I had great teachers there,” he said. “Pitts School was so small that we all felt like it was a private school. We got a quality education then.
“And we couldn’t get away with anything. My English teacher lived right next door to us so I was always being watched. But it’s as a result of that, that I enjoy writing now.”
Now living in Ellijay, Ron said he decided to write about his experience as a child when he and his friends discovered a limestone sinkhole in Pitts.
“It was so deep you had to get a rope and lower yourself down into it,” he said.
His book, “The Trojan House,” he said is about two sisters who live near the old limesink, known as Whaley’s Well. One of the sisters disappears and the book talks about the authors search to find out what happened. “It’s real intense and there’s lots of drama, but I don’t want to give away the ending,” he said.
Titshaw said his books are available for $10.99 on amazon.com by clicking on the “books” icon and typing in the name.
“We’re also having a Pitts School reunion on Nov. 11 and after all the hugging and handshaking, I’ll have some of the books there with me at the store in metro-Pitts,” he said laughing.
