Robert "Bob" Eugene Pettit, Jr. Obituary (1951

Mr. Robert Eugene "Bob" Pettit Jr., age 70, of Hanover, Indiana and formerly of North Vernon entered this life on July 2, 1951 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Robert Eugene, Sr. and Mary Louise Wilson Pettit. He graduated from Jennings County High School in 1969 and also attended trade school in Versailles for computer programming. He married Ruth Ann Craddock on September 8, 1973 at the Lancaster Baptist Church in Jefferson County. This happy union of nearly 49 years was blessed with children, Christina Dawn, Angela Kay, and Andrew Darin. He grew up in Jennings County and resided many years in the North Vernon community and was a member of the Harvest Baptist Church. After moving to Hanover in 2020, they became members of the Green Road Baptist Church in Madison. Bob worked as an operator for 26 years at Sunoco (Hilex Poly) and retired in 2014. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and being with his family. Bob died on Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 5:20 p.m. at the Thornton Terrace Health Campus in Hanover, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Bob will be missed by his loving wife of almost 49 years, Ruth Ann Craddock Pettit of Hanover, Indiana; his loving daughters, Christina Dawn Napier and her husband, Derk of Madison, Indiana, Angela Kay Franklin and her husband, Scott of Dickson, Tennessee; his loving son, Andrew Darin Pettit and his wife, Naomi of Lewisport, Kentucky; his grandchildren, Ethan, Emma, Jonathan, Faith, Kaylyn, Hope, Alissa, Isabella, Wyatt, and Lily; his sister, Marcha Ann Pettit of North Vernon, Indiana; his brother, Timothy Wayne Pettit and his wife, Cecile of Columbus, Indiana; his brothers in law and sisters in law, Kenneth Craddock and his wife, Sherry of Madison, Indiana, Marcia Adler and her husband, Danny of Crystal River, Florida, Terry Wildman of Madison, Indiana, Bonnie Hadley of Madison, Indiana, Delores Bird and her husband, Rick of Hanover, Indiana, Vickie Ginn and her husband, Billy of Bedford, Kentucky, Erma Jean Craddock of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Eugene Pettit, Sr., died August 15, 2020, his mother, Mary Louise Wilson Pettit, died March 15, 2016, his two infant brothers, and his brother in law, Jeff Wildman, died January 1, 2018. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 12:00 noon by Pastor Donald Hadley and Pastor Chris Chavez at the Green Road Baptist Church, 432 Green Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Vernon Cemetery in Vernon, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Green Road Baptist Church, 432 Green Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Harvest Baptist Church in North Vernon or the Green Road Baptist Church in Madison. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Robert "Bob" Eugene Pettit, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.