Joe Ernest Petty

Joe Ernest Petty obituary

Joe Ernest Petty

Joe Petty Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Rhone Funeral Home on Sep. 13, 2025.

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Joe Ernest Petty, of Elkhart, Texas, departed this life for his heavenly home on Thursday, the 11th day of September 2025, at the age of 94. Mr. Petty was born in Trenton, Texas on the 19th day of August 1931 to the late E.T. Petty and Ethel Tipps Petty. Mr. Petty served in the United States Air Force and worked in the oil and gas industry before retiring.

Mr. Petty will be cremated and laid to rest in Hawkins Cemetery in Hawkins, Texas.

Cremation services for Joe Ernest Petty are in care of Rhone Funeral Home, 3900 S. State Highway 19, Palestine, Texas. Please visit his online memorial tribute at www.rhonefuneralhome.com, where words of comfort and condolence may be shared electronically with his family.

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