Sally's parents, Karl Howell Behr and Helen Newsom Behr Mathey were passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic in April 1912. Helen's mother and step-father, Sallie and Richard Beckwith, were also on board. All 4 were placed in the second lifeboat to be deployed and rescued by the R.M.S. Carpathia. Karl and Helen were married in New York City on March 1, 1913. They had 4 children. After the death of Karl, Sally's mother Helen remarried. Her second husband was Dean Mathey, a friend and tennis partner of her first husband.
Sally had 3 brothers, Karl H. Behr Jr. (1914–2002), Peter Howell Behr (1915–1997), James Howell Behr (1920–1976).
Sally married Samuel Leonard Pettit. They had a son, James Dravo Pettit, and two daughters, Sandra Pettit Durgin and Helen "Mimi" Pettit, all of Wilmington.
Sally had 3 brothers, Karl H. Behr Jr. (1914–2002), Peter Howell Behr (1915–1997), James Howell Behr (1920–1976).
Sally married Samuel Leonard Pettit. They had a son, James Dravo Pettit, and two daughters, Sandra Pettit Durgin and Helen "Mimi" Pettit, all of Wilmington.
Sally's parents, Karl Howell Behr and Helen Newsom Behr Mathey were passengers on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the R.M.S. Titanic in April 1912. Helen's mother and step-father, Sallie and Richard Beckwith, were also on board. All 4 were placed in the second lifeboat to be deployed and rescued by the R.M.S. Carpathia. Karl and Helen were married in New York City on March 1, 1913. They had 4 children. After the death of Karl, Sally's mother Helen remarried. Her second husband was Dean Mathey, a friend and tennis partner of her first husband.
Sally had 3 brothers, Karl H. Behr Jr. (1914–2002), Peter Howell Behr (1915–1997), James Howell Behr (1920–1976).
Sally married Samuel Leonard Pettit. They had a son, James Dravo Pettit, and two daughters, Sandra Pettit Durgin and Helen "Mimi" Pettit, all of Wilmington.
Sally had 3 brothers, Karl H. Behr Jr. (1914–2002), Peter Howell Behr (1915–1997), James Howell Behr (1920–1976).
Sally married Samuel Leonard Pettit. They had a son, James Dravo Pettit, and two daughters, Sandra Pettit Durgin and Helen "Mimi" Pettit, all of Wilmington.
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