Margaret Ann Pettit

Margaret Ann Pettit, 84, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011, in Amarillo.

Services were held Friday, May 20, 2011, in Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon with Rev. Anthony Knowles, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Estelline, officiating. Interment was held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Order of the Eastern Star Rites by Clarendon Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #6. Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.

Margaret was born January 29, 1927, in Taylor, Texas, the eldest of four children born to the late Albert Emil & Maude Edna Tate Carlson. Margaret is also well known as Me Maw of Clarendon, Donley County. She married Clarence Irving “Peck“ Pettit on April 23, 1949, in Round Rock. Mrs. Pettit worked for Bell Telephone Company in Amarillo for many years. Margaret served as a Cub Scout leader for three years and Girl Scout leader for six years in Amarillo.

They retired and moved to Howardwick in 1980 where they continued to rear their granddaughter, Larinda Pettit Brown and were very active in both the Howardwick and Clarendon communities. She was a member of the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon. Both Peck and Margaret served on the Board of Directors of the Panhandle Ski Club in the 1950s.

She served three years as Alderman and three years as Mayor of Howardwick. She was a very active member of the Rebekah Lodge beginning in 1983 having served as Noble Grand five times and held many, many offices. She was a member of Clarendon Order of the Eastern Star Chapter # 6 since 1985 and served in many offices including Worthy Matron four years and Worthy Patron with Peck two years and two years with Billy Powell. She also served on the Donley County Appraisal District Review Board for nine years.

Margaret was awarded Donley County Pioneer Woman of the Year by the Clarendon/Donley County Chamber of Commerce in 2007. In January 2010 after suffering a massive stroke and heart attack, Mrs. Pettit resided in Amarillo with her son and daughter in law, since that time. She was truly loved by all and will be greatly missed.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband on June 23, 2005; two brothers; and a sister.

Survivors include her son, Larry Albert Pettit and wife Phyllis of Amarillo; her three grandchildren, Larinda Pettit Brown of Clarendon, Timothy Pettit of Tyler, and Marteka Pettit of Clovis, New Mexico; five great-grandchildren, Audrey Jones, Hadley Jones, Shaydee Brown, Erin Pettit, and Emma Pettit.

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