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Portrait of Gary David Pettus
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In loving memory of

Gary David Pettus

February 9, 1950 – February 16, 2016
Lived 66 years
Adams Cemetary · Bonne Terre, Missouri
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Gary served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.

Life story

Gary David Pettus, 66, of Bonne Terre passed away February 16, 2016. He was born February 9, 1950 in Bonne Terre. David proudly served his country in the United States Army. He was a member of the Primrose Baptist Church and the Parkland Beekeepers Association.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Howard and Naomi Isabel (Eggers) Pettus; two sisters, Joyce Degonia and Sammie Ford; three brothers, Ronnie Pettus, Steven Pettus and Alan Kenneth Pettus in infancy.

David is survived by his wife, Terrie (Smith) Pettus; two children, Jeremy David Pettus and Andrea Michelle Pettus; two grandsons, Jared David Pettus and Jayden Daniel Pettus; two brothers, Walter “Donnie” Pettus and Kerry “Dale” Pettus (Linda Mercer); five sisters, Rosemary Carol Graham, Judy Stegall, Fern Stegall, Phyllis (Richard) Stanfill and Lila Elaine Dixon; mother-in-law, Shirley Smith; sister-in-law, Roberta Lord; brother-in-law, Rodney (Jeannie) Smith. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Visitation will be Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the C. Z. Boyer & Son Funeral Home in Bonne Terre. Service will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at the C. Z. Boyer & Son Chapel in Bonne Terre with Rev. Randy Murphy officiating. Interment will follow at Adams Hillcrest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Relay for Life, Walkin’ Warriors Team. View obituary and share condolences online at www.www.czboyer.com

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The world Gary knew

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1950
Born February 9
1958
Gary was 8 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1969
Gary was 19 when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon
1975
Gary was 25 when Saigon fell, ending the Vietnam War
1983
Gary was 33 when the final episode of M*A*S*H aired
1998
Gary was 48 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Gary was 51 when Apple introduced the iPod
2010
Gary was 60 when Instagram was launched
2016
Passed away February 16, age 66
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