Sharon Kay Pettit , 66, Minot, died Friday, April 15, 2011, in a Minot Hospital.

Sharon was born June 4, 1944, at Neodesha, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Rebecca (Hutchinson) Daniel. She was raised at Independence, Kansas and attended school there. As a young adult, she made her home in McPherson, Kansas, where she met William S. "Shorty" Pettit. They were united in marriage on September 5, 1963, in McPherson.

Throughout the years, Sharon and Bill lived at various places throughout the world, while Bill honorably served his country with the United States Air Force. Some of these places included Duluth, Minnesota, Wiesbaden, Germany and in 1975 the family moved to Minot. In addition to raising their three children, Sharon was employed as a medical secretary at ManorCare Health Services for fifteen years and as activity coordinator at UniMed Medical Center for the swing bed unit. She retired in 1997.

Sharon was a member of Hope Lutheran Church, Surrey. She enjoyed doing crafts, cake decorating, as well as, making Barbie doll clothing and reading.

Her loving family includes : husband of forty-seven years, William "Shorty" Pettit; Children, Keith (Tressa) Pettit, Detroit, MI, William "Bill" (Diane) Pettit III, Bismarck, Alycia Dawn Pettit, Minot; Nine Grandchildren: Chantel & Kelsey Pettit, Michael & Jessica Wretling, Josh Pettit, Shea Woodward, Abbey, Jaden & Jordan Schmidt; Great-Grandchild, Calli Jo; and sister, Phyllis Wann, Bellflower, CA.

Sharon was preceded in death by her parents, sisters, Doris & Dorothy and brothers, Gene and Bruce.

Celebration of Life Service: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Interment: ND Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan, ND, at a later date.
Visitation: Tuesday, April 19th from 2:00-7:00 p.m. at the Thomas Family Funeral Home, Minot.
Memorials: Memorials are preferred to The American Cancer Society.