Linda Marie Mays Pettit

Linda Marie Mays Pettit obituary, Bedford, KY

Linda Marie Mays Pettit

Linda Marie Mays Pettit Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ransdell Funeral Home - Bedford on Nov. 26, 2025.

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Linda Marie (Mays) Pettit, age 76, of Bedford, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at her residence. Born August 17, 1949 in Big Clifty, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Other E. Mays and Glenore (Richardson) Ballard.
Mrs. Pettit worked as a licensed practical nurse and enjoyed reading and taking care of her grandchildren.
Her surviving family includes two sons: Gary L. Pettit, Jr. of Elizabeth, Indiana, and Arthur Pettit of Bedford; one daughter and son-in-law, Elizabeth and Danny Perry of Bedford; two sisters: Helen Casey of Louisville, Kentucky, and Bessie Casey and her husband, Steven of Clarkson, Kentucky; and several grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Gary L. Pettit, Sr. on October 19, 2013; and two brothers: Daniel and John Ballard.
No services are planned. Interment will be in the Ralston Cemetery, Bedford.
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