Sharon Sue Petty of Garland, Texas passed away on December 26, 2021 at the age of 78. She was born on May 29, 1943 to Martin and Valerie Stailey. Sue worked hard her whole life spending more than 40 years in the electronics field. She retired at the age of 75 and knew the value of hard work. She loved her family, and friends deeply always spoiling the grandkids. She will be remembered as a feisty loving woman by all the lives she touched.
Her spirit is carried on by husband, Jack VanHorn of Garland; daughter, Tina Gillard of Farmersville, Texas; stepdaughter, Paula Singh and husband, Roy of Wylie, Texas; granddaughter, Brittany Gillard of Farmersville, Texas; grandson, Justin Gillard of McKinney, Texas; grandson, Jackson Singh of Wylie,Texas; two great-grandchildren, Adillynne and Brayden; brother, Donald Stailey and wife, Carolyn of Blue Ridge, Texas; two sisters, Barbara Petty and husband, Lewis of McKinney, Texas, and Linda Pressnell and husband, Johnny of McKinney, Texas; and a heap of other loving family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her brother, Ben Stailey; sister, Gail Stailey; and parents, Martin and Valerie Stailey.
A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.