Peter Lawton Petty
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Peter Lawton Petty
76, a resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away May 24, 2011 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born September 21, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Lou Fisher and Ruth Lawton Petty.
He was a member of Tyler Street Baptist Church. Pete pastored churches in Sumner, Oklahoma, Friendship, Oklahoma, Vandervoort, Arkansas, Prairie Grove, Arkansas, Loco, Oklahoma, and Norman, Oklahoma. He served as Director of Missions for the Southern Baptist Churches in Washington Madison Associations and later Arkansas County. He also served in the Mission Department of Arkansas Baptist State Convention in Little Rock.
He was preceded in death by twin sons, along with one grandson, Alex West.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Miller Petty of the home; three daughters, Ruth Helen Poyor and her husband, Scott of Rogers, Arkansas, Ronita Yvette Blok and her husband, Jim and Rebecca Eileen Stipe and her husband Richard both of Benton, Arkansas; one son, Harley Fisher Douglas Petty and his wife Leigh Ann of Stuttgart, Arkansas; two sisters, Mary Lou Hewitt and husband Jack and Blanche Johnstone both of Norman, Oklahoma; eleven grandchildren, Karyn Walker and her husband Rome, Shelly West and husband Alex Thomas, Jack Poynor and his wife Autumn, Willard West IV, Grace West, Victoria Petty, Elisabeth Stipe, Lexie Petty, Lawton Petty, Emily Stipe, Chloe Petty; six great-grand children, Eli Thomas, Brooklynn Walker, Trevor Poynor, Aidan Walker, Kiley Poynor and Colton Poynor.
Funeral Service will be held Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 10:00 A.M. at the Geyer Springs Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas with Don Moore officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00 until service time at the church. Interment will be held at the Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion at 5:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at the Cemetery from 4:30 until service time.
Memorials may be made to the Mission Department - 10 Remington Drive - Little Rock, AR 72204 or Tyler Street Baptist Church - 2100 S Tyler - Little Rock, AR 72204.
Pallbearers will the grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. The complete obituary may be viewed on the Luginbuel Web Page. To sign the online guest book, visit www.luginbuel.com
76, a resident of Little Rock, Arkansas, passed away May 24, 2011 at the Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born September 21, 1934 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Lou Fisher and Ruth Lawton Petty.
He was a member of Tyler Street Baptist Church. Pete pastored churches in Sumner, Oklahoma, Friendship, Oklahoma, Vandervoort, Arkansas, Prairie Grove, Arkansas, Loco, Oklahoma, and Norman, Oklahoma. He served as Director of Missions for the Southern Baptist Churches in Washington Madison Associations and later Arkansas County. He also served in the Mission Department of Arkansas Baptist State Convention in Little Rock.
He was preceded in death by twin sons, along with one grandson, Alex West.
Survivors include his wife, Bonita Miller Petty of the home; three daughters, Ruth Helen Poyor and her husband, Scott of Rogers, Arkansas, Ronita Yvette Blok and her husband, Jim and Rebecca Eileen Stipe and her husband Richard both of Benton, Arkansas; one son, Harley Fisher Douglas Petty and his wife Leigh Ann of Stuttgart, Arkansas; two sisters, Mary Lou Hewitt and husband Jack and Blanche Johnstone both of Norman, Oklahoma; eleven grandchildren, Karyn Walker and her husband Rome, Shelly West and husband Alex Thomas, Jack Poynor and his wife Autumn, Willard West IV, Grace West, Victoria Petty, Elisabeth Stipe, Lexie Petty, Lawton Petty, Emily Stipe, Chloe Petty; six great-grand children, Eli Thomas, Brooklynn Walker, Trevor Poynor, Aidan Walker, Kiley Poynor and Colton Poynor.
Funeral Service will be held Thursday, May 26, 2011 - 10:00 A.M. at the Geyer Springs Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas with Don Moore officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00 until service time at the church. Interment will be held at the Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion at 5:00 p.m. The family will receive friends at the Cemetery from 4:30 until service time.
Memorials may be made to the Mission Department - 10 Remington Drive - Little Rock, AR 72204 or Tyler Street Baptist Church - 2100 S Tyler - Little Rock, AR 72204.
Pallbearers will the grandchildren.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Luginbuel Funeral Home of Prairie Grove, Arkansas. The complete obituary may be viewed on the Luginbuel Web Page. To sign the online guest book, visit www.luginbuel.com
Funeral Service
10:00 am
Geyer Springs Baptist Church; Grave side services at 5:00 p.m. in the Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion.
Visitation
9:00 am
Geyer Springs Baptist Church - Little Rock, Arkansas; 4:30 until 5:00 at the Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion - Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
Final Resting Place
Prairie Grove Cemetery
North, Row 59, Space 285
General
Sep 21, 1934
May 24, 2011
76
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Tributes
We love you all. You are an awesome family. I remember Pete telling me several times over the years how very much he enjoyed being a part of the Miller family. I completely agree with him. Pete remarked on a few occasions how wonderful it was that a family remained as close as the Miller clan and that their reunions and dinners have lived on for so many years. We are blessed to have each other and we were blessed to have had Pete. We will miss Pete. Our lives are richer for having known him. May God bless and keep you all. Love you
Sue Miller - Sister In Law
Bonita and family: We loved Pete so much. He was a wonderful family man and great minister of the gospel. He has no pain now and all the angels are surrounding him. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you all. We love you all so much, Donna and Milton, Denise and Scott and Dick Rideout
Donna And Milton Faulkner - Aquaintance
We have known Brother Pete for many years. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Enjoyed when you came to PG to visit at the church. Thank you so much Bonita for letting us know of his passing.
Guy And Betty Sparks And Melissa Jameson & Family - Friends
All of our lives are richer from having known Bro. Pete and Bonita and family. I remember many good times when you visited us or camped at Shady Lake and we visited. Miss those times when you could come back and join us at church in Vandervoort. Our sympathy to all of you, but especially Bonita and Becca. God blessed you by giving you Pete for so many years, he will be greatly missed.
Gloria Watkins Strother And Husband Nick
Bonita & family,I am so sorry to hear about Pete. He was one of the "good guys" and we will all miss him so much. I have such good memories of all of you from over the years. Wish I could be there with you. I will be praying for you. Love you, Janell
Janell Watkins - Friend
Brother Pete was the pastor at the First Baptist Church in Vandervoort, Arkansas, in the late Fifties and early Sixties when I was a small child. He was one of the best preachers that church ever had, and his family was very nice as well. He will be missed by all. My thoughts and prayers go out to all his family and friends.
Dale Waldrop - Acquaintance
I'm very sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts & prayers are with you.
Tammy Sakall - Classmate Of Becca's, Class Of 1984
Bonita and Family please know you are in our thoughts and prayers. Ross has a hard time communicating since his stroke 7 years ago, but when I told him about Pete's death he was very sad. We all have good memories to look back on. Elva
Ross & Elva Williams - Summer Mission Friends, Etc.
Bonita, you and the girls are in my prayers. I know Pete and Dolan are greeting each other in Heaven.
Cleon Daniel
Bonita and family, we are so sorry for your loss. We are out of town so will be unable to be at the services today. It was our joy to know Pete, and my blessing to work with him at the ABSC. I know you will miss him, but we know we will all see him again.
Love Ed and Helen
Ed And Helen Moran - Acquaintance
So sorry to hear about Pete. I have alot of memories of your family and they are good ones . Tell Ruth and Ronita and all of the family my thoughts and prayers are with you .
Brenda Webb Cunningham - Aquaintance
Sunny days on little streams, in the woods. Beautiful places to see. I was not very old but remember going camping with all of you and the fun I had being part of it. May Father hold all of you close to his heart. I love you all...Charolette
Charolette Purviance - Niece
Dear Bonita & family, How we will miss Pete - what a blessing he has been to our family, our West Fork Baptist church and our association for many years. You have our thoughts and our prayers for comfort and strength. Love to each of you, Virgil and Jan Blackmon
Virgil & Jan Blackmon - Friends
Pete had a great talent of drawing people in so he could talk to them about Christ. He got your attention however he could, then he talked to you about whatever you were interested in, and he didn't shut until he talked to you about the Lord. It was such an amazing sight to watch Pete in acton. He truly believed in taking Gods word to ALL people.I remember him starting A Ride To Church; kids were picked up in an old pickup truck with benches in the back to sit on. The old Pickup truck belonged to Bud Ashcraft. I remembner him holding vacation Bible school out in the county at the Old McCauley School, and then having a brush arbor meeting there at night. I remember him helping cut logs to be sawed into lumber to build the Church we still use at Vandervoort.He was a very hard working, giving person because he loved God, there fore he loved us. There is no way to count the number of lives God changed through Pete.
Betty Watkins - One He Led To Christ
Bonita , our thoughts and Prayers are with you and the family in the Home going of Pete .
John And Pebble Wallace - Acquaintance
Always my Favorite, such a special person! I will miss you & can't wait to see you!
Don & Gerri Tapley - Niece
Bonita and family, we were so sorry to hear of Pete's death. We enjoyed knowing him through the Missions Department of the ABSC. He will be missed.
Delbert & Darriel Scott - Aquaintance
Just learned of Pete's death today. He was a good friend and able co-worker. He will be missed by those whose lives he blessed. My prayers are with the family tonight.
Freddie Pike - Friend
James and I considered Pete a true friend from the time we met while he was in Washington-Madison Association.I am so sorry for your loss. Zelpha Threet Bates
Zelpha Threet Bates - Friend
We were not able to come to Pete's funeral service but we wanted you to know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. Our hearts are heavy with you as you experience such a great loss but at the same time happy that he is with Jesus and is starting new. We send our love.
LC and Lynda Qualls
Lc And Lynda Qualls - Friends
Uncle Pete was one of a kind -- the first minister I really knew as a person. He was always entertaining, naturally funny and wonderful with all kinds of people. I so appreciated all the love I always felt from him. I will miss him. I´m sure he´s livening up heaven.
Jonalu Johnstone - Niece
Growing up with Becca, I spent many nights with Pete and Bonita. The summer before my senior year, they took me with them to Centrifuge in North Carolina. Pete had a great sense of humor that kept me laughing. After a bug hit our windshield, Pete said, "I bet he won't have the guts to do that again." And Pete always took the scenic routes because he never was in too big of a hurry to enjoy God's beautiful creation. It was a very wonderful and memorable trip!! And because of that trip, I found my life calling: Deaf Education.
Jamie Webb - Becca's Friend
How blessed we in Washington-Madison Assn. to have had the Petty family among us both as a pastor and then as Director of Missions. What a wonderful job he did in that capacity. I loved Pete's bubbly personality and his ultimate kindness. How he loved his Bonita and their children. May you as his family just bask in your loving memories of your blessed days together.
Yvonne Hutchison - Long-Time Friend Of The Whole Family
Another Woodland Warrior, having fought the good fight, has now been called home.
Terry Dan Stevens - High School
(Ruth Ann Hoover for Laura Sadler) Mama read about Bro. Petty's death in the Messenger and wanted you all to know how special he was to our church at Friendship and how much we loved your family. I bet he is having coffee with Beno, Lamoin and Earnest--in heaven now! Love and Prayers to all, Laura Sadler
Laura Sadler - Friendship Friend
Funeral Service
10:00 am
Geyer Springs Baptist Church; Grave side services at 5:00 p.m. in the Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion.
Visitation
9:00 am
Geyer Springs Baptist Church - Little Rock, Arkansas; 4:30 until 5:00 at the Prairie Grove Cemetery Pavilion - Prairie Grove, Arkansas.
Final Resting Place
Prairie Grove Cemetery
North, Row 59, Space 285
General
Sep 21, 1934
May 24, 2011
76
Documents