Petty, Bert M.

1888 - 1964  (76 years)

• Name	Petty, Bert M.
  Birth	21 Jan 1888	German Township, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Reverend  [2]
  Reference Number	PETT.B002
  _FGRAVE	39048610
  Death	30 Jan 1964	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  Burial	Amity Cemetery, German Township, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Petty, Fay L. and Bert
  Person ID	I28665	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family	Coquilette, Fay L,   b. 4 Jan 1888, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana d. 11 Nov 1955, Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Petty, Cecil Edward,   b. 18 Nov 1916, Chauncey, Lawrence County, Illinois d. 8 Feb 2007, Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia (Age 90 years)   2. Petty, Ellen Ruth,   b. 19 Jan 1918, Liberty Center, Wells County, Indiana d. 20 Sep 2015, Advocate BroMenn Medical Center, Normal, McLean County, Illinois (Age 97 years)   3. Petty, James   d. Bef 4 Feb 2014 + 4. Petty, Mason G.,   b. 22 Jul 1920, Liberty Center, Wells County, Indiana d. 4 Feb 2014, Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F1974	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Jan 1888 - German Township, Richland County, Illinois Death - 30 Jan 1964 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Amity Cemetery, German Township, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Rev. B. M. Petty, Former Minister, Dies At Olney Homer Enterprise Friday, February 7, 1964, page 1Homer - Funeral services for Rev. Bert M. Petty, 76, Sumner, former Methodist minister in East Central Illinois, who died Feb. 1 in an Olney Hospital, were conducted at 2 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Sumner Methodist Church with Rev. John Cox officiating. Burial was at Amity Cemetery, 4 miles northwest of Sumner.Rev. Petty was born Jan. 212, 1888, in German Township, Richmond County, son of Frank M. and Rose West Petty. His first wife, the former Kay Coquillette, preceded him in death.v. Petty was minister of the Homer Methodist Church from 1937 to 1946. He joined the Central Illinois Conference of the Methodist Church in 1920 and retired in 1953, moving to Sumner in 1953.June 1, 1953, he resigned his 6 year pastorship at the Mansfield Methodist church where he located after leaving Homer.In 1915 Rev. Petty began 38 years in the ministry with the church at Chauncey where he served 2 years. He served in Liberty Center, Ind., for 3 years. He returned to Illinois in 1920 and served at Westfield for 4 years; Mahomet, 5; Newman, 4; LeRoy, 4; and Homer, 10.Rev. Petty lived in Camargo and was pastor of the Camargo and Murdock churches since his semi-retirement from the Mansfield church. He resided at his present address for the past 7 years.Surviving are his widow, Ina; 2 sons, mason of Rt. 1, Claremont; and Lt. Col. Cecil E. of Washington, D. C.; one daughter, Mrs. Ellen Hendrix of Worth; 3 brothers, Ray of Charleston; Harry of Claremont and William of Antiock; 1 sister, Mrs. Ruby Erwin of Sumner.He was preceded in death by 1 sister.Transcribed by the Homer Historical Society

  
  

• Sources

  [S8373] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Petty, Fay L. and Bert, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39048610/bert-m-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1721] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Petty, Mason G., 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124902137/mason-g.-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1723] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Petty, Mason G., 93, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124902137/mason-g.-petty), none.