Petit - Milton
Source: Crawfordsville Journal-Review
Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana
6-Oct-1952 p 3
Milton Petit, life resident of the Veedesrburg community, died Sunday night at the Lake View Hospital in Danville after being critically ill for about 3 weeks. He had suffered a heart attack about two months ago and had been in declining health since. He was born May 30, 1882, in Veedersburg, the son of Marshall and Nancy Patton Petit. He is survived by his wife, Zala Brown Petit. Mr. Petit recently retired from active farming and he and Mrs. Petit moved to a new home in Veedersburg. He was active in Democratic politics for many years and had worked for the highway commission, the NY Central RR, and was Postmaster in Veedersburg. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Veedersburg Christian Church with the Rev. Richard Owen officiaiting. Burial was in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery.