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Jay Franklin Pettit, 73, of Florence, KY, passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at his residence after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by his loving family and friends. Jay proudly served our country in the United States Army and retired as a construction & carpenter worker. After retirement he worked other part time jobs and continued exploring his passions of studying world religions and foreign language. Jay was preceded in death by his parents, Gora Franklin and Opal Katherine (nee: Anderson) Pettit. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Lorain Pettit their son Justin and his wife Casey Pettit. He also leaves behind his sister, Rhonda Pettit, her husband Michael Horn and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2021 from 10am to 11am at Erlanger Christian Church with funeral services to follow at 11am. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International (www.heifer.org), James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute (www.cancer.osu.edu) or Erlanger Christian Church, 27 Graves Ave. Erlanger, KY 41018.
Erlanger Christian Church
27 Graves Ave.Erlanger, KY 41018
Phone: 859-727-2076
Erlanger Christian Church
27 Graves Ave.Erlanger, KY 41018
Phone: 859-727-2076
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With sympathy
Lorain: I am so sorry to hear of your family’s loss. Helpful words of comfort elude me but please know I am thinking of you. Barbara Henshaw
Good guy
I knew Jay from constuction and working at Linnemann. A great guy with a strong faith in word and in action. Jay was a very intersting person to be with and brought energy to life. May all be consoled with the faith Jay is in the loving arms of our awesome God.
Dick Maile
One of the good guys
Lorain, Justin, Casey, Rhonda, Michael, our sincere condolences on your loss of Jay. Even though we had not seen each other for a while, I always considered Jay a friend. He is in our prayers. May he rest in peace.
Cousin John Kidwell
Sorry for your loss
Sorry to hear about Jay. I enjoyed working with him at Linnemann and we had some great conversations that helped pass the time away.
Prayers for you and the family. He always called me timmy, tom , ted
Sincerely,
Ted Thelen
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