Petty, Harl

1902 - 1971  (68 years)

• Name	Petty, Harl
  Birth	29 Jun 1902	Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1930 Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 01b
  Occupation	Confectionary Merchant  [2]
  Reference Number	PETT.H002
  _FGRAVE	48531338
  Death	5 Jan 1971	Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1, 3, 4]
  	A 68 year old Olney man, Harl Petty, who was born in Mt. Erie, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney following a lengthy illness.
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Petty, Alta M. and Harl
  Person ID	I18470	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Petty, William F.,   b. 17 Apr 1863   d. 6 May 1942 (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Blakely, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 15 Dec 1866   d. 30 Jul 1941, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5, 6]
  Family ID	F8304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Black, Dora Leolia,   b. 3 Sep 1905, Illinois d. 3 Feb 1967 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2, 7]
  Divorce	Y  [8]
  Children	> 1. Petty, Harl Jr.,   b. 1925, Illinois d. Bef 7 Jan 2022 (Age < 97 years)
  Family ID	F8302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Houston, Alta May,   b. 1 Apr 1912   d. 3 Jun 1976 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1934  [1, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 31 years and 6 months - She : ~ 21 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. Petty, William D. 'Bill',   b. 12 Apr 1936, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 21 Mar 2014, Helia Healthcare, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 77 years) > 2. Perry, Clinton Isom 'Clint',   b. 13 Sep 1938, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 2022, Reflection Ridge Retirement, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas (Age 84 years) > 3. Petty, Patricia Ann,   b. 15 Jun 1941, Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois d. 15 Jun 1993, Pleasantville, Westchester County, New York (Age 52 years)   4. Petty, Gerald 'Butch',   b. 3 Mar 1943, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 2 Jun 2003, Ocala, Marion County, Florida (Age 60 years) + 5. Petty, Harla Sue,   b. 14 Jul 1945, Richland County, Illinois d. 7 Jan 2022, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)   6. Petty, Alta Lou,   b. 14 Jul 1945   d. 3 Feb 2000 (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F8303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jun 1902 - Mount Erie, Wayne County, Illinois Death - 5 Jan 1971 - Richland County Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Runaway Team Causes Woman's Death in Crash (Use this file if your browser does not display PDF files) The Decatur Daily Review, Sat Dec 3, 1932
  		Woman Killed in Auto Wreck (Use this file if your browser does not display PDF files) St. Louis Post Dispatch Sat Dec 3, 1932
  		Crash Is Fatal to Olney Woman (Use this file if your browser does not display PDF files) The Decatur Herald, Sun Dec 4, 1932
  		Mrs. Veva Frlitchely Mewes Dies Nashville Journal, Thu Dec 8, 1932

  
  

• Notes

  A 68 year old Olney man, Harl Petty, who was born in Mt. Erie, died at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney following a lengthy illness. He was born in Mt. Erie, the son of William F. & Mary Blakley Petty. He married Alta Huston in 1934. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Leone Totten, of Mt. Erie, and numerous other relatives. Funeral arrangements were handled by an Olney Funeral home. ______________________________________________________________________ Harl Petty, 68, well known resident of Olney, passed away last night at the Richland Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness. The family residence is at 405 W. St. John Street. Mr. Petty was a native of Wayne County and was born at Mt. Erie the son of William F. Petty and Mary Blakley Petty. He was married to Alta Huston on November 5, 1934. He operated a cafe in Olney for several years. Surviving are his wife, Alta, and the following children: Harl Petty Jr. of Cheyenne, Wyo., William D. Petty of Claremont, Clinton Petty of Great Bend, Kansas, Mrs. Patricia Ann Jackson and Gerald Petty, both of Pleasantville, N. Y., Alta Lou Petty, at home and Mrs. Harla Sue Lenear of Olney Rt. 3. There are 11 grandchildren. Also surviving are the following sisters: Mrs. Jennie Bentz of Olney, Mrs. Leone Totten of Mt. Erie, Mrs. Lillian McCleary of Akron, Ohio and Mrs. Sarah L. Best of Granite City. He has been preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters: Mrs. Nellie Taylor, Mrs. Ina Newton, Mary Petty, Raul Petty, Adlai Petty and Grover Petty. Funeral arrangements are being completed at the Summers-Rainey Funeral Home. Taken from the Olney Daily Mail, Olney, IL, January, 1971.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4796] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Petty, Alta M. and Harl, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48531338/harl-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S198] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 02, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd) (Reliability: 3). [S4797] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Petty, William D. "Bill", 77, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126952711/william-d-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S13456] Kistler-Patterson Funeral Homes, Obituary, Lenear, Sue, 76, (https://www.kistler-patterson.com/obituaries/Sue--Lenear?obId=23610761&fbclid=IwAR2R61XWyrDVo1lZSwp_2NLUKlzcAwYK3h9C6odq), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14192] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Petty, Harl, 68, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48531338/harl-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14191] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Petty, Mary Elizabeth and William F., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19615264/william-f_-petty), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4798] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Petty, Dora Leolia, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1801&GScid=105163&GRid=24073796&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3936] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 11, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).