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Edgar Glen “Bob” Petty

Birth
Shelby County, Illinois, USA
Death
9 Mar 1985 (aged 77)
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
Burial
Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 4, Lot 60
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Edgar G. (Bob) Petty, 77, of Beecher City, died Saturday (March 9, 1985) in the Lakelan Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lockart & Sons Funeral Home in Beecher City. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Cowden.

Mr. Petty was born Nov 4, 1907, near Cowden, the son of Edward and Lavina Lorton Petty.

He was a member of the Church of Christ of Herrick. He was a retired farmer.

He married Carrie Sarver on June 4, 1926, in Vandalia, and she survivies.

Also surviving are three sons, Eugene of Beecher City, Gleen Lanell of Herrick and Donald of Elwin; one daughter, Imogene Atkinson of Herrick; three half brothers, Lee Tucker, Virgil Tucker and Kermit Tucker, all of Cowden; two half sisters, Bertha Blankenship and Mary Beck, both of Cowden; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother, one half sister and one half brother.
Edgar G. (Bob) Petty, 77, of Beecher City, died Saturday (March 9, 1985) in the Lakelan Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Lockart & Sons Funeral Home in Beecher City. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Cowden.

Mr. Petty was born Nov 4, 1907, near Cowden, the son of Edward and Lavina Lorton Petty.

He was a member of the Church of Christ of Herrick. He was a retired farmer.

He married Carrie Sarver on June 4, 1926, in Vandalia, and she survivies.

Also surviving are three sons, Eugene of Beecher City, Gleen Lanell of Herrick and Donald of Elwin; one daughter, Imogene Atkinson of Herrick; three half brothers, Lee Tucker, Virgil Tucker and Kermit Tucker, all of Cowden; two half sisters, Bertha Blankenship and Mary Beck, both of Cowden; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by one brother, one half sister and one half brother.

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Married June 4, 1926



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  • Created by: Misty
  • Added: Oct 16, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43167140/edgar_glen-petty: accessed ), memorial page for Edgar Glen “Bob” Petty (4 Nov 1907–9 Mar 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43167140, citing Mound Cemetery, Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Misty (contributor 47072043).