PETTIS , Rita Helen On June 25, 2011, RITA HELEN PETTIS, beloved wife of the late Henry Vernon Pettis, Jr.; devoted mother of Henry V. "Pete" Pettis III, Thomas J. Pettis and Mark Kevin Pettis; loving grandmother of Laurie M. Beck, Sean Kevin Pettis, Theresa Lynn Castone, Kevin Todd Pettis, Allison Marie Rinker and the late Kimberly Michelle Pettis; cherished great grandmother of Tessa Emily Beck, Lily Isabel Beck , Connor Pettis, Colin Pettis, Madisyn Michelle Rinker and Molly Elizabeth Rinker.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary Star of the Sea (S. Baltimore) on July 8 at 11 AM. Interment to follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the Learning is for Tomorrow (LIFT) Adult Literacy Organization, 7 S. Wolfe St., Balto., MD 21231. Arrangements by family owned and operated MCCULLY POLYNIAK FUNERAL HOME, P.A. (S. Baltimore)