OBITUARY: Ellwood Merle Pettitt, Mitchell County, Iowa


                            Ellwood Pettitt

[ Mitchell County Press-news online -- Posted July 24, 2002 ]
        
A memorial service for Ellwood Merle Pettitt, age 64, of Riceville will be
held at the Riceville United Methodist Church in Riceville on Sunday,
Aug. 4, 2002 at 2 pm.

The Reverend Michael Carey will officiate. Interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery following the memorial service where military honors will be
performed by the American Legion, Roy Gue Post #244.

Friends may call at the Lindstrom Funeral Home in Riceville on Thursday,
July 25, during the hours of 3 pm to 7 pm.

Pettitt was born on Sept. 22, 1937 in Lyle, MN to Oliver George and Ila
Marie Anderson Pettitt. Ellwood moved to Riceville in 1950 with his parents
after having resided in Bolan, Iowa, near St. Ansgar.

He attended local schools and graduated from Riceville high school in 1956.
In 1957 Ellwood joined the United States Army and served for two years in
Germany as a cook.

In August of 1961, Ellwood opened Pettitt's Pantry. In March of 1967 he
moved to the present location of Pettitt's Cafe. He retired in April of
this year.  Ellwood served his community faithfully, having received the
Boy Scout Award of Merit, several Jaycee's awards, the Governor's Volunteers
Award and organized many fund raising events.

Ellwood was a member of the Riceville Methodist Church, having served as
church treasurer and Sunday School superintendent for many years.

Pettitt was preceded in death by his mother in 1978 and his father in 1998.

Ellwood's survivors include a sister Donna Dawson and her husband Donald
of Paullina, IA and a special friend Judy Waddell of Riceville, three
aunts, Audrey Hack of California, Eleanor Olson of Osage, IA and Lila
Anderson of Cedar Falls, IA. Also surviving are many relatives and friends.

Lindstrom Funeral Home (641) 985-2711, Riceville, is in charge of
arrangements.




Copyright (c) 2002 by Kermit Kittleson
(Note: I am not necessarily related to the subject of the obituary.)
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