Petty, Larry E.

Larry E. Petty

Services: Have been held.

Larry E. Petty, 56, of Fort Sumner, died Tuesday, April 5, 2005, at his home.

He was born on Jan. 26, 1949, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Gilbert E. and Oleta Marie Petty.

He married Louise Prather on Aug. 20, 1970, in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

He attended school at Miller Grove, Texas. Following graduation from high school and while in college he worked for LTV Aircraft Production in Greenville, Texas. He later worked for Rockwell International in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He became an EMT-Paramedic and worked in Mount Pleasant, Texas for ten years. He returned to school in Texarkana, Texas, where he received a nursing degree. He worked as a registered nurse in Mount Pleasant, Greenville, and Commerce, Texas. They made their home in Fort Sumner in 1995. He continued his nursing career in Fort Sumner and Santa Rosa. Family members said his favorite past time was his computer, cooking, and a vegetable garden.

Survivors include his wife; his parents; two sons, Jason Everett Petty of Sulphur Springs, Texas, and Craig Allen Petty (and wife, Amy) of Fort Sumner; a brother, Elston Petty (Sylvia) of Sulphur Springs, Texas; and several nieces, nephews, and other relatives.

Virgil Mills will officiate the services.

Burial will be at 2 p.m. (CDT) Monday at Greenview Cemetery in Sulphur Springs, Texas.

Arrangements are by Chavez Funeral Home of Fort Sumner.