Bert Morris Pettit, a loving husband, father and grandfather died Saturday, March 16, 2024 at the age of 98 at home in Flower Mound, Texas.
He leaves behind his wife of 73 years, Verda Pettit; his three daughters; Sherrie Atkins of Clute, Texas; Dianna Earnest of Huntsville, Arkansas; Deborah Chamberlain of Flower Mound, Texas; and a son, Mark Pettit of Richwood, Texas; nine grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.
Born January 29, 1926 and raised with a sister; Alice Shaw in Niagara Falls, NY. The son of Charles and Fayetta Pettit.
He received his teaching degree after four years of service in the Army-Air Force during WWII as a tailgunner on a B-24 in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
He retired to Bullhead City, Arizona after working thirty-two years for The Dow Chemical Co. in Freeport, Texas.
