Carol E. Petty
Died: Apr 22, 2013
Carol E. Petty, 71, died on April 22, 2013 at Compassionate Care Hospice at St. Clare's, Dover, NJ. Born October 30, 1941 in Elizabeth, NJ, daughter of Elizabeth (Taute) Wire and the late William Wire. Carol was predeceased by her husband, the late Charles A. Petty in 1977 and a brother, the late Ronald Wire.
Carol received her real estate license after graduating from Hackettstown High School in 1959. and was a Real Estate Agent with Panther Valley Realty, Allamuchy, NJ. She also obtained her Brokerage License many years ago. Carol retired 11 years ago. Carol also attended Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ
Carol lived in Hackettstown most of her life. She lived in Spring Hill, FL. for 10 years and moved back to New Jersey and lived with her son, Jay and his wife Dawn since October 2012. She was a long time member of the Panther Valley Country Club and loved playing golf with family and friends. She loved riding and caring for her horses while growing up in Warren County. She had a passsion for hunting, fishing, gardening and the outdoors, having taught her sons when they were young. She was a former member of the Board for the Warren County Domestic Abuse & Rape Crisis Center; former member of the Independence First Aid Squad; Carol loved her Harley - Davidson Motorcycle, having traveled through the United States with her friends and family and attended "Sturgis Bike Week" in South Dakota with her son Brad. She adored being a grandmother.
Carol is survived by two sons, Jay W. and Dawn (Fullerton) Petty, Succasunna, NJ; and Brad A. And Rebecca (Forsythe) Petty, Hardwick, NJ; Her Mother, Elizabeth (Taute) Wire; a sister, Gail and her husband Dale Durling, Frelinghuysen, NJ; four grandchildren, Kevin, Leyanne, Tyler and Cassidy.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2013, 4:00 - 8:00 PM at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will be in Pequest Union Cemetery, Great Meadows, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057 in Carol's memory. (Donation envelopes will be provided at the funeral home).
Carol received her real estate license after graduating from Hackettstown High School in 1959. and was a Real Estate Agent with Panther Valley Realty, Allamuchy, NJ. She also obtained her Brokerage License many years ago. Carol retired 11 years ago. Carol also attended Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ
Carol lived in Hackettstown most of her life. She lived in Spring Hill, FL. for 10 years and moved back to New Jersey and lived with her son, Jay and his wife Dawn since October 2012. She was a long time member of the Panther Valley Country Club and loved playing golf with family and friends. She loved riding and caring for her horses while growing up in Warren County. She had a passsion for hunting, fishing, gardening and the outdoors, having taught her sons when they were young. She was a former member of the Board for the Warren County Domestic Abuse & Rape Crisis Center; former member of the Independence First Aid Squad; Carol loved her Harley - Davidson Motorcycle, having traveled through the United States with her friends and family and attended "Sturgis Bike Week" in South Dakota with her son Brad. She adored being a grandmother.
Carol is survived by two sons, Jay W. and Dawn (Fullerton) Petty, Succasunna, NJ; and Brad A. And Rebecca (Forsythe) Petty, Hardwick, NJ; Her Mother, Elizabeth (Taute) Wire; a sister, Gail and her husband Dale Durling, Frelinghuysen, NJ; four grandchildren, Kevin, Leyanne, Tyler and Cassidy.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 25, 2013, 4:00 - 8:00 PM at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Funeral Service will be held on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the funeral home. Interment will be in Pequest Union Cemetery, Great Meadows, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057 in Carol's memory. (Donation envelopes will be provided at the funeral home).
Condolences:
Carol Cohen
#6
April 29th, 2013 7:39 am
My sincere sympathy is extended to Carol's immediate family- I did not grow up in Hackettstown but came to know Carol and her children well through my daughter Deborah who played with Jay starting at about age 4-I got to know Carol well but lost touch with her when she moved to Florida. My daughter informed me of her death after Carol's funeral. Carol was a carefree , fun loving person and will be missed by all who knew her.
Gary and Arline
#5
April 26th, 2013 9:21 pm
Our deepest sympathy to Carol's friends and family members. We met her here in Spring Hill and we will miss her. We are sorry for your loss as well as ours. Bless you.
Karen & Rick Brown
#4
April 24th, 2013 4:26 pm
to you Carol, ride high with your Harley into the sunset you loved so much! My days will be spent thinking of you, always my dear friend..
My dear Carol... how I miss you so much already...
Carol lost her fight ... and we lost a good friend...this is for you Carol,
On the wing of an Angel, soar high, just fly...
A star in the sky, Just Fly, Soar High.
So long for now, but no goodbye!
My friend till the end, our love we all send.
Sore High, Just Fly.
A toast to life and living free,
Travel threw mountains and sail threw the sea.
Feel the tall grass in the valleys below,
Jumping on clouds together in a row.
Just fly, sore high. On the wing of an Angel, just fly!
A kiss to our face, from a breath of wind we embrace.
Look down from Heaven, You'll see we are here.
You touched our Hearts, for that, have no fear.
Laugh often, cry little, your spirit we have met.
We'll meet again Dear Friend, when OUR time has been set.
The wind in your hair... forever...
On the wing of an Angel, sore high, JUST FLY!
I love you,…. until we meet again Carol!
Karen xox
Linda Wells
#3
April 24th, 2013 7:39 am
I have trouble speaking when I get emotional, so this forum is an excellent way to pay my tribute to my friend.
Carol swept me up into her orbit about 30 years ago and we became fast and trusted friends. I loved her as a sister and I will miss her more than even I may realize. I like to think she is riding her horse with her friend, Florence, right now and enjoying eternity doing all the things she loved.
Good bye my dearest friend. Linda
Pat & Glenn Stevenson
#2
April 24th, 2013 7:19 am
Carol was my friend of some 50 years. We have shared a lot of good times and sad times. She will be sadly missed. She gave me a solar activated daisy before she passed and it will wave to me every morning in her memory. Gone but never forgotten.
Pat Pokrzywa Stevenson
Roy & Cathy Carlsen
#1
April 23rd, 2013 6:43 pm
Carol was our best Friend. We remember seeing her riding her Harley in Florida while going to our camping sites, kayaking,snorkeling in the Springs, picnic trips, riding trips out of State,eating out and just having fun in her pool with all our other friends. You will be greatly missed, ride peacefully to Heaven.
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