Love you, Grandpa

Burt Clinton Pettigrew
(April 26, 1922 - February 25, 2009)

Burt Clinton Pettigrew, a resident of Dothan, AL, passed away on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at Henry County Health and Rehab Center. He was 86.

Mr. Pettigrew was born April 26, 1922 in Webb City, Missouri and moved to South Florida at an early age where he attended high school. He entered the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II. Upon completion of his military service he became an automobile mechanic and was employed as a mechanic until his retirement. In 1999, he moved to Dothan, AL to be near his daughter. Mr. Pettigrew was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his three sons, Richard Pettigrew and his wife, Lynda of Melbourne, FL, Donald Pettigrew and his wife, Joyce of Lake Worth, AL and David Pettigrew and his wife, Marilyn of Miami, FL; a daughter, Janice Arango and her husband, Al of Dothan, AL; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren also survive.

The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until 12:00 Noon Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales. Graveside services will be held 1:00 PM, Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Lake Wales Cemetery in Lake Wales, FL.