Bill Petty of Rosewell, Georgia formerly of McKinney, Texas passed away on August 19, 2018 at the age of 89. He was born on September 7, 1928 to Emmett and Allie Mae (Hall) Petty in McKinney, Texas. Bill served this country proudly in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a United States Postal Carrier for over 30 years.
Bill is survived by his daughters, Suzanne Jump and husband, Monte of Roswell, Georgia, Cynthia Swan and husband, Greg of Roxbury, Connecticut, Dawn Ratliff and husband, Charles of Bakersfield, California; grandchildren, Jason Carrell, Ashley Zambrano and husband, Mario, Travis Ratliff, Adam Jump and Hannah Jump; cousin, Betty Sue Farmer of Lindale, Texas; and numerous other loving family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Delores Petty and parents, Emmett and Allie Mae Petty.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas. Interment will follow will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen with military honors. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Friday, August 24, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at www.kidneyfund.org and/or The American Heart Association at www.heart.org.