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Charles William “Chuck” Pettit

Birth	:	16 Sep 1918 Kansas, USA
Death	:	30 Mar 1999 Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Pettit Family Cemetery, Elbert, Elbert County, USA
Description	:	Obituary - Charles Pettit, 80, of Elbert, Colorado, died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Elbert Christian Church. The Reverend Bill McCarty officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Donald and Flora Ann Schriner, Darrell and Olivia Templin, Joe Pettit, Bob Graham, Denis J. Klocker II and Ron Knowles. Charles was born September 16, 1918, to James Robin and Mary Laumann Pettit at home on the Big Timber, near Bird City, Kansas. Charles had nine brothers and sisters. His parents and... Read More	Obituary - Charles Pettit, 80, of Elbert, Colorado, died Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. Memorial services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Elbert Christian Church. The Reverend Bill McCarty officiated. Honorary pallbearers were Donald and Flora Ann Schriner, Darrell and Olivia Templin, Joe Pettit, Bob Graham, Denis J. Klocker II and Ron Knowles. Charles was born September 16, 1918, to James Robin and Mary Laumann Pettit at home on the Big Timber, near Bird City, Kansas. Charles had nine brothers and sisters. His parents and five brothers and one sister drowned in the 1935 flood on the Republican River near Benkelman, NE. A World War II veteran, he served in the United States Army Air Corp. On August 22, 1946, he married Jessie Stafford in St. Francis, Kansas. Charles and Jessie celebrated 52 years of marriage. They had four children, eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. He ranched all his life and raised his family in the Parker area, later moving to Elbert. He loved his children and grandchildren, helping them whenever they needed help. He enjoyed old tractors and farm sales. Charles never met a stranger. Charles is preceded in death by his parents, brothers and sisters. He is survived by his wife, Jessie of Elbert; two daughters, Opal (Kenny) Busmire of Parker and JoAnn (Chuck) Klocker Leaf of Merino, Colorado; two sons, Jim (Debi) Pettit of Elbert, and Vernon (Judy) Pettit of Security; eight grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren and special friends. Memorials may be made to the Elbert Fire Department. Andrews Caldwell Gibson Funeral Home in Castle Rock was in charge of arrangements.

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Charles William “Chuck” Pettit's memorial is located at: Pettit Family Cemetery, Elbert, Elbert County, USA.
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Charles William “Chuck” Pettit death on 30 Mar 1999 in Colorado, USA

Family Members:

Parent

James Robbin Pettit

(1883 - 1935)

Mary Isabelle “Mayme” Laumann Pettit

(1890 - 1935)

Spouse

Siblings

(1908 - 1909)

(1916 - 1935)

(1922 - 1935)

(1923 - 1935)

(1924 - 1935)

(1925 - 1935)

(1927 - 1935)

(1930 - 1935)

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