Orville "Pete" D. Petro

SERVICES: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday February 4, 2015 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home VISITATION 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home FINAL RESTING PLACE: Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery with military honors provided by the Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: Pete Petro Memorial Fund through the funeral home Orville "Pete" Petro, 78, of Buckingham Drive, died at 3:10 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Columbus Regional Hospital. Orville was born January 20, 1937 in Brown County, the son of Issac and Thelma Cox Petro. He married Georgia Lee Thompson September 21, 1963. Pete was employed for 22 years at Stadler Meat Packing Company and ten years with Beck Muffler Shop. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force. Survivors include his son, Danny Petro of Columbus; daughters, Gale (Josh) Shobe, Amy Petro and Teresa Petro, all of Columbus; brother, Greg Carmichael; sister, Marilyn Sue Dollarhide of Edinburgh; grandchildren, David Lee Petro, Whitney Hartwell, Paige Petro, Erin Gladish, Jagger Petro, Justin Petro and Melody Petro; and great grandchildren, Sebastian and Sawyer Hartwell. He was preceded in death by his father, Issac Petro; mother, Thelma Cox Carmichael; wife, Georgia; and a sister, Lucille Denney.