Ray County, Missouri Obituaries - Pettus, Joseph, Mrs. d. 1895 b. about 1873 d. 1895 cem. New Hope Cemetery fthr. Geo. White pd. p. Ray County Conservator com. obit: Death of Mrs. Joseph Pettus. Mrs. Joseph Pettus died on Tuesday afternoon at the home of her father, Geo. White, four miles southwest of Richmond, of consumption, at the age of 22 years. Just a year ago she was united in marriage to Joseph Pettus One Sunday afternoon in March last Mr. Pettus was killed by a stroke of lightning in the public road near Crab Orchard after a day spent with his wife, who was then at the home of her parents. She was never recovered from the shock of his sudden death, and her great sorrow, added to the ravages of the dread disease from which she was suffering, hastened the end. Her remains were interred in the New Hope cemetery yesterday afternoon, funeral services being conducted by Elder Will T. Brown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Jenna Zunker USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------