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Submitted: 2/24/16 • Approved: 2/25/16 • Last Updated: 3/28/18 • R787971-G0-S3
1908 - 1955
L. PETTIT, 46 YEARS OLD, DIES IN WEST
Had Been Ill for a Year; Body Being Returned Here
Kern L. Pettit, 46, of Reliance, Wyo., died in a Rock Springs, Wyo., hospital Saturday morning after an illness of about one year.
The body will arrive at the Robert B. Davis Funeral Home, 115 W. Jefferson, Tuesday morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Mr. Pettit was the son of Ora and Flora (Wellford) Pettit and was born in Van Buren county, Ia., June 3, 1908. He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Black) Pettit, one son, Robert L., two daughters, Dixie Lee and Dorothy Mae, all of Reliance, Wyo., his mother, Mrs. Flora Pettit, and two brothers, Merl and Woodrow, all of Kirksville.
He was preceded in death by a son, his father, one brother, two sisters.
Kirksville Daily Express
Kirksville, Missouri
March 20, 1955
Parents:
Ora A. Pettit (1882 - 1921)
Flora Lee Wellfort Pettit (1882 - 1972)
Spouse:
Blanche Irene Cross Graham (1912 - 1968)
Children:
Forrest LaRue Pettit (1936 - 1952)
Robert Lewis Pettit (1939 - 2003)
Dorothy Mae Pettit Graham (1943 - 2014)
Siblings:
Flossie Marie Pettit Stribling (1906 - 1949)
Kern L. Pettit (1908 - 1955)
Estel Ora Pettit (1910 - 1923)
Merl Lavern Pettit (1912 - 1999)
Merl Lavern Pettit (1912 - 1999)
Flora Leona Pettit Sholly (1915 - 1950)
Woodrow Warren Pettit (1918 - 2002)
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Contributed on 2/24/16 by hawkinsdonna48
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