He was born Sept. 27, 1940, in White County, the son of Ted B. and Nigal Dutton Pettijohn. He married Joyce Lascelles in 1967 in Robinson. A son, Andrew, preceded him in death.
Mr. Pettijohn retired as a prison dietary supervisor and was a published songwriter. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the American Checkers Association and Southern Baptist Church in Lincoln and volunteer at Oasis Senior Citizen Center.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; daughter, Amanda (husband, Woody) Franklin of Lincoln; six grandchildren; sister, Hazel (husband, Charles) Horton of Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, David Pettijohn of Peoria and Mike Pettijohn of Norris City; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, the Rev. Dennis Shaw and Joel Beard officiating. Burial: Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
He was born Sept. 27, 1940, in White County, the son of Ted B. and Nigal Dutton Pettijohn. He married Joyce Lascelles in 1967 in Robinson. A son, Andrew, preceded him in death.
Mr. Pettijohn retired as a prison dietary supervisor and was a published songwriter. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a member of the American Checkers Association and Southern Baptist Church in Lincoln and volunteer at Oasis Senior Citizen Center.
Survivors: wife, Joyce; daughter, Amanda (husband, Woody) Franklin of Lincoln; six grandchildren; sister, Hazel (husband, Charles) Horton of Mountain Home, Ark.; two brothers, David Pettijohn of Peoria and Mike Pettijohn of Norris City; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, the Rev. Dennis Shaw and Joel Beard officiating. Burial: Zion Cemetery, Lincoln.
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