Ralph S. “Red” Pettie

Ralph S. "Red" Pettie Union, SC Mr. Ralph S. "Red" Pettie, age 72, of 1103 Arthur Blvd., Union, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at Wallace Thomson Hospital after an extended battle with cancer. Mr. Pettie was born October 13, 1942, in Thomasville, NC, a son of the late John Wesley Pettie and Anne Bell Crocker Pettie. Mr. Pettie was of the Baptist faith and was a graduate of Union High School. He retired from the United Merchants-Buffalo Plant, and worked for Union County Schools, Union County stadium and Union County Fair. Mr. Pettie was a lifetime honorary Mason with Union lodge # 75 and a Hejaz Shriner. Surviving are two sons: Jonathan Scott Pettie and wife Amy of Union, Stephen Pettie of Gaffney; a step-son: Jeffery Bolin and wife Lisa of Columbia; six grandchildren: Talon Pettie, Trindy Gardin, Stephen Pettie, Jr., Brittney Pettie, Bryson Conner and Jason Conner; two great-grandchildren; and two special friends: Estelle Pettie and Nellie Lutz. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the S.R. Holcombe Funeral Home Chapel conducted by the Rev. Ron Gaddy. Burial will follow with Masonic Rites at Union Memorial Gardens. Active Pallbearers will be Ronnie Wade, Elbert Wood, Kevin Fowler, Harold Lawson, Roger Wade and Joe Schultz. The family will receive friends from 12:45 until 1:45 at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Gentiva Hospice, 1261 Duncan Bypass, Union, SC 29379. The family is at his home, 1103 Arthur Blvd., Union.