PETTIT, Bert S

Abt 1876 - 1950  (~ 74 years)

• Name	PETTIT, Bert S
  Birth	Abt 1876	Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Dec 1950	Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I131700	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	BEERS, Edith A,   b. 9 Jan 1879, Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY d. 31 Dec 1967, Lancaster, Erie County, NY (Age 88 years)
  Children	1. PETTIT, Charles,   b. Abt 1902, New York d. Yes, date unknown   2. PETTIT, Lawrence,   b. Abt 1905, New York d. Yes, date unknown   3. PETTIT, Edna M,   b. Abt 1909, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. PETTIT, Malcom,   b. Abt 1913, New York   5. PETTIT, Lois,   b. Abt 1916, New York
  Family ID	F46684	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Oct 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/13/1950 NEWFANE. Dec. 13 - Services for Bert S. Pettlt, 74. who died at his home. 11 Hillcrest A v e . Tuesday, will be held at the home Friday at 2 o'clock. Born in the Town of Wilson in 1876, Mr. Pettit attended Wilson Union and Brockport Normal Schools and in 1901 acquired an interest in Newfane Hardware Company of which he was manager until 1917. Since then, he was a member of the firm, Pettit-Harwood Chemical Cold Storage and of Newfane Pre- serving Company. For nine years prior to his death, Mr. Pettit was associated with the George W. Hax- ton Produce Company. Long active in church work, he served as a trustee of Newfane Methodist Church for 44 years and was superintendent of the church School for many years. Always interested in community affairs, mr. Petit served as school trustee and was supervisor of the Town of Newfane for two terms. He was manager of one of the early community baseball teams, the Newfane Marines, and until the past year was an enthusiastic bowler in the Fruit Belt League. Survivors are his wife, Edith Beers Pettit; three sons, Charles, Akron, O., Lawrence and Mal- colm, Newfane; two daughters, Edna Pettit and Mrs. Lloyd Mil- ler, Lancaster; also eight grand- children.