Tom is preceded in death by his father Hunter Thomas Petty, Sr., and his mother Gail L. Clinedinst Petty, Ralph R. Clinedinst, Annie Daggy Clinedinst, and Conley Barker Petty, Jr. He is survived by his beloved children Taylor Mae Petty and Hunter Thomas Petty, III, his sister Wendy Petty Luckado, his brother-in-law Roger, his nephews Wayne and Jesse Luckado, his dear grandmother Mary Brookman Petty Winston, his childhood friend Beth Farris, of Knoxville, Tenn., and many cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Visitation was held Tuesday, Jan. 24, at First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in Salem, Va. from 6-8 p.m. A memorial service was held Wednesday, Jan. 25, at noon also at FUMC.
Visitation and a memorial service will also be held at Wesley Chapel, 1807 Rolling Road South, Scottsville, Va. on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. and noon, respectively.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks friends to consider donations to Camp Alta Mons (www.altamons.org) or the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.jdrf.org).
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory – Roanoke Chapel is assisting the family.