Millard Clayton Pettit

Millard Clayton Pettit born October 1, 1939, in Overton, Texas, died December 29, 2020, in Conroe, Texas. He was the son of Asberry Millard Pettit and Thelma Walles Pettit. Survived by Garey D. Pettit, his wife of 56 years, and sisters, Jimmie Box of Kingwood Texas and Freda Nelson of Longview, Texas. He was preceded in death by his daughters Holly Ann and Sally Ann.

Millard loved the Lord and witnessed every chance he had. He loved the Church. He was ordained a deacon by South Avenue Baptist Church, Pasadena Texas in 1972. Since moving to Conroe, Millard and Garey have been active members at Mims Baptist Church.

He loved to sing in the church choir and enjoyed special musical groups coming to give concerts.

Millard played center on the New London High School varsity football team. He was also a pitcher for the high school baseball varsity team.

His nieces and nephews will vouch for the fact that Millard was a master story teller and “leg puller” and you could always count on him to “grill” the new girlfriends or boyfriends at family gatherings.

Millard worked for NASA for 19 years before becoming a State Farm Agent in Texas City, Texas. After retiring he and Garey moved to Conroe and became very active in Mims Baptist Church, Conroe, Texas.

A memorial service is planned to be held at a future date.