Richard "Ricky" Pettus Jr.

October 7, 2017

Mr. Richard Craig “Ricky” Pettus, Jr., age 52, died Saturday, October 7, 2017, at Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Donald Jacobs officiating. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. Born in Rock Hill, Ricky was a son of Mary Helms Pettus and the late Richard Craig “Dickie” Pettus, Sr. (2008). He graduated from Indian Land High School and was a carpenter. He loved playing with his grandchildren and enjoyed going to the beach and camping. Surviving are his wife, Julie Harvell Pettus; his stepson, Nickolas Hepfer and his wife, Sarah of Rock Hill; his stepdaughter, Christine Jacobs and her husband, Paul of Rock Hill; and four grandchildren, Hayden Hepfer, Sophia Hepfer, Caylin Jacobs and Emma Jacobs. He was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Martin “Marty” Pettus (1987). The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Monday, October 9, 2017, at Bethel Freewill Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Bethel F.W.B. Church, 9809 Blackwelder Road, Indian Land, SC 29707.