James Petty
James Lipton “Jim” Petty, 69, of Ooltewah, passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, in the Hospice Care Center.
He was a 1969 graduate on Riverside High School. He received his FCC license in Electronics and Electricity from DeVry University in Chicago, Il. James was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW). He owned and operated Jim’s TV Service Company.
He was preceded in death by his grandson, Darius Pickett; parents, Cabe and Eula Mae Petty, Sr.; brothers, Frankie Petty, William Humphrey, Cabe Petty, Jr., Robert Petty, and Carl Petty; sister, Rosa Wallace.
Survivors include his wife of 19 years, Mary Petty; son, Brain Petty of Minneapolis, MN; daughters, Essie Green of Huntsville, AL, Priscilla (Stanley) Postell, Andrea (Timothy) Moore, and Linda (Minister Dale) Edmonds, all of Chattanooga; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brother, Larry Petty of Nashville; sisters, Hazel Ross, Mary Baker, and Linda Taylor, all of Chattanooga.
He will lie in state on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 12:30-5 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.
Family services will be on Friday, Nov. 13, at 2 p.m. in the chapel with Minister Dale Edmonds as the eulogist. Burial will be in Highland Memorial Gardens.