Abraham Petty, 63, of Appomattox passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2012. He
was born to Lorine Matthews and the late Jacob Abraham Petty on March 28, 1949.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Shirley Coleman and Martha Cashwell;
one brother, Jake Lewis Petty.
Those left to cherish his memories are six sisters, Alice Matthews, of Pamplin,
Mary Brown, of Upper Marlboro, MD, Margaret Petty, of Appomattox, Virginia Goode
(Elijah) of Pamplin, Mickey Petty, of Appomattox and Ada Petty of Lynchburg; two
brothers, Zach Kelso (Alice) and Louise Kelso (Patricia) both of Appomattox; a
devoted friend, Shirley Walker of Appomattox; one aunt, Lucille Mickinny, of NJ;
three uncles, Herman Kelso, Nanathan Kelso and Rev. Harrison Kelso and a host of
nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at New Jerusalem
Baptist Church, Appomattox, VA with Rev. Harrison Kelso officiating. The
interment will be in the Kelso Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends
from 7-8 on Monday at Davis-Turner Funeral Service. Condolences may be sent to
www.Davis-Turner.com. Service of comfort rendered by Davis-Turner Funeral
Service.