He was former owner of Pettit Sanitation.
Survivors include his domestic partner: Judy McKenna; mother: Kathleen Pettit; sisters: Jennie Snook, Kitty Ann Sears (Richard) and Janie Clark; brothers: Walter Pettit Jr. (Darlene) and Dallas Pettit (Kathy); step-daughters: Donna and Betty; 4 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Service will be conducted on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at Heady-Radcliffe Funeral Home with burial to follow in Sulphur Cemetery. Visitation on Tuesday from 10 until service time.
Online condolences can be made at www.heady-radcliffefuneralhome.com.