Bill was a past member of Glad Tidings Pentecostal Church in Caseyville, Illinois. He was a family man who loved going to Carlyle Lake in his camper, where he would fish and enjoy the outdoors. Bill also liked taking his classic cars to car shows. He also worked at Terminal Railroad as a clerk for 26 years.
He was preceded in death by his: parents, Delmar Day and Bertha Lillian, nee Duff, Petty; loving wife of 55 years, Barbara Jean Petty, nee Baker; brother, Mackie “Mack” Petty; nephews, Joey and Andy Petty; and great-niece, Carly Petty-Smith.
Surviving are his: siblings, Brenda (Basilios) Paparigopoulos of Collinsville, Illinois, and Marion (Sandy) Petty, of Taylorville, Illinois; children, William R. “Randy” Petty Jr., of Mt. Olive, Illinois, Keith A. (Barbara) Petty, of Mt. Olive, Illinois, and Lisa R. (Todd Cox) Petty, of Caseyville, Illinois; grandchildren Keith A. Petty II, Beth (Mike) Hill, Karin (Jason) Pisetta, Roger (Cassie) Barnes, Sarah (Daniel) Cochran, Judith (Doug) Day, and Matthew (Alex) Barnes; special friends, Reva Bowen and Michelle Cerentano; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Memorials are appreciated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital or the Shriners Children’s Hospital. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.
Services and internment were held privately through Lake View Funeral Home, in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
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