Frances Gee Petty 94, of Dillon, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning March 9, 2021.
Frances was born the daughter of Robert Dewey Gee Sr. and Grace Dixon Gee on January 22, 1927. She leaves behind her son, Billy Petty (Yvonne), daughter, Gail Gibson (Charlie), son, Bert Petty (Marilyn) and a sister, Judy (Gilbert) Poindexter; grandchildren, Kelly Hall (Chris), Kristen Rundell (Ethan), Jonathan Petty (Nicole), and great-grands, Katie Hall, Caleb Hall, Thomas Petty, Samuel Petty, Anna Rundell, John Anders Rundell, Alethea Lee Rundell, and Eden Frances Rundell, who was named after her; and her furry friend, Scooby.
She was preceded in death by her father and mother, sister, Marie Heron, brother, Bobby Gee, and her beloved husband, William Horace Petty. Frances and Horace were married for almost 68 years. Frances was a member of Oakley Baptist Church, Siler City, in her youth, of Hanks Chapel Church in Pittsboro after her marriage, then the First Baptist Church in Siler City and at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Dillon, S.C. She faithfully served in all of those churches until her health limited her. She worked at the ASCS (Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service) in Pittsboro for about 30 years. She was a great cook, loved to read, crotchet, and loved Horace Petty.
The first service was held at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Dillon, on Friday, March 12, with outside visitation from 10 to 11 a.m., with the funeral service inside at 11 a.m.
The second service will be a graveside service at Hanks Chapel Church in Pittsboro, Friday, March 12, at 4 p.m., directed by Cooper Funeral Home. Services will be officiated by her son, Pastor Bert Petty.
Memorials can be given to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Dillon, S.C.