Petted, Thomas 1862-1933

PETTED, FITZGERALD, MCDERMOTT, MOFFITT, LAMMERS, CAMPBELL

Posted By: Michel Tool Daniels (email)
Date: 5/12/2004 at 08:19:10

The Jasper County Mirror
Thursday, May 4, 1933

Thomas Petted, Well Known Citizen Dies: Born Near Monroe

Thomas Petted, Widely known farmer of Jasper county who died at his home at 310 E. 2nd St., Newton, Saturday night April 15 was laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery Tuesday morning. Funeral services were held at the Sacred Heart church at 10 o’clock with Rev. T. J. McCann, pastor, officiating.

Six nephews who performed the last sad rites as pallbearers were Floyd Campbell of Kansas City, Jack and William A. Petted, Newton and Vincent Dennie and Francis McDermott of Newton.

A sufferer from bronchitis for many years, Mr. Petted’s condition grew so grave during the winter that on March 10, he was confined to his home, growing gradually worse.

OBITUARY
Thomas Petted was born near Monroe, Iowa, on April 4, 1862, the son of James and Ann Fitzgerald Petted. He lived in that vicinity until fifteen years old when he moved with his parents to a farm 6 miles northwest of Newton. This farm he later made his own home and lived there nearly half a century.

On Feb. 27, 1889, he was married to Miss Nellie McDermott in Newton and they began farming in which business he was still actively engaged, altho he moved from his farm to his home in Newton in October, 1924.

He was the father of six children, four of whom, with his wife survive; three daughters, Mrs. Lewis Moffitt, Mrs. Almon L. Moffitt, Mrs. Joe N. Lammers, one son, Elmer, of Linwood, Kansas. Another son, Thomas A., died 12 years ago at the age of 14 and Myrtle, who died at the age of 5.

There are also 12 grandchildren and one great-grandson. A brother, John, of Newton and two sisters, Mrs. Katherine Campbell of Iowa City and Miss Margaret Petted of Newton, together with a host of other relatives and friends survive.