Dare County NcArchives Obituaries.....Petty, Helen Britt Van Cleef 2012
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VIRGINIAN PILOT - 04-19-2012
HELEN BRITT VAN CLEEF PETTY

Helen Britt Van Cleef Petty died April 18, 2012 at 3:30 am. She was a 
resident of Manteo, NC. She was born in Surry County, VA on April 24, 1939 
to Howard Lee and Claudine Johnson Britt. She was predeceased by her parents 
and her stepmother, Jo Breeding Britt. She was also predeceased by her first 
husband, George Spencer Van Cleef, (founder of Van Cleef Auto Parts and Van 
Cleef Trucking in Waverly, VA), and her son Michael Howard Van Cleef, a 
sister, Linda Lee Britt, and a brother Douglas Andrew Britt.
  She is survived by her husband, Charles Douglas Petty of Manteo, NC; a 
sister, Lori Britt Kilroy of Southern Pines, NC; a brother, Wayne Johnson 
Britt of Lanexa, VA; a sister-in-law, Sue Britt of Williamsburg, VA; several 
nieces and nephews in Virginia and North Carolina, her godson, Thomas Guess 
of Disputanta, VA; and Charles Petty's sons, Dale Petty of Manteo, NC, Rob 
Petty of Nags Head, NC and daughter, Wendy Aboelmatty of Richmond, VA and 
their children.
  Mrs. Petty lived in Waverly, VA, and was active in the community and area. 
She worked for the Masonite Corporation for over 40 years. She retired in 
1998 and moved to Manteo, NC, where she became an active member of the 
community. She was a passionate member of Mount Olivet United Methodist 
Church, preparing the Communion Bread monthly until recently, a 
compassionate volunteer for Meals on Wheels, a strong supporter of the 
Emmaus Walk, an avid gardener and volunteer with the Roanoke Island Garden 
Club, as well as a weekly reading club, and established, this spring, the 
Helen Britt Van Cleef Petty Fund through the Outer Banks Community 
Foundation for the Mount Olivet Scholarship Fund. She has loved well and 
been loved in return and we will all meet again and will rejoice together.
  The family will receive friends at Twiford Funeral Home, Manteo, on 
Thursday, April 19, 2012 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The funeral service will be 
held at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church on Friday, April 20, 2012 at 
10:00 am, with a graveside committal service in Waverly, VA at 3:30 pm. In 
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mount Olivet United Methodist 
Church, POB 787, Manteo, NC 27954.
  Twiford Funeral Home, Manteo, NC is assisting the family with 
arrangements.


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