Arthur Tolbert (Art) Petty Jr.

    Arthur Tolbert (Art) Petty Jr., 88, died Thursday, May 1, 2008.
    He was born July 13, 1919, to Arthur T. Petty Sr. and Urbane (Tague) Petty in Lincoln County near Karval, Colo.  He married Nadine G. Sorensen on Nov. 23, 1946, in Ordway, Colo.  She survives.
    He attended grade school in a small school house close to home and attended high school in Karval, graduating in 1938.
    In January of 1945, he went into the Navy, where they trained him for diesel motors.  In October 1945, he was assigned to an LST ship.  He spent 60 days checking harbors in Japan to see if the mine sweepers had cleared the mines out so U.S. Troops could come in. He received an honorable discharge on July 6, 1946, at Norman, Okla.
    He farmed for several years until his arthritis made it too hard for him to farm, so in 1970, he went to Colorado Springs, Colo., and took a year of business courses. He then worked for Gibson's store as a payroll clerk in La Junta, Colo.; North Platte, Neb.; and Dodge City until retiring in February 1995. He spent his spare time making wooden articles for family and friends.
    He was a member of the United Methodist Church and Howard Gotschall VFW Post No. 1714, both of Dodge City.
    Survivors include his son, Floyd and wife, Eileen, Monument, Colo.; daughters Shirley Chesterman and Lois and her husband, Tom Crandall, Colorado Springs, Colo.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
    He was preceded in death by his parents and sisters, Eliza Holmes, Phoebe Hall, Verona King,and Clara Hodgson.
    The funeral service took place Monday at the Karval Church of the Nazarene in Karval, Colo.  Burial was in the Karval Community Cemetery.
    Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice.