Georgia Lee Petro

Georgia Lee Petro

georgia petro

October 14, 1944 ~ October 8, 2011

Georgia Lee Petro, 66, of Buckingham Drive died at 3:21 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Columbus Regional Hospital. She was born in Lebanon, Tennessee, October 14, 1944, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Phillips Thompson. She married Orville D. "Pete" Petro September 21, 1963 and he survives. Georgia enjoyed riding her bicycle as much as she could and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchild. She is survived by daughters, Gale (Josh) Shobe of Columbus and Amy Petro of Columbus; a son, Danny Petro of Brown County; grandchildren, David Lee Petro, Whitney Hartwell, Paige Petro, Erin Gladish and Jagger Petro; a great-grandson, Sebastian Hartwell; brothers, Charles Thompson of Franklin, Raymond (Joyce) Thompson of Franklin and James Robert Thompson of North Vernon; and a sister, Gerry (Donald) Colvin of Columbus.She was preceded in death by her parents. SERVICES: FUNERAL: Will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday October 12, 2011 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. VISITATION: Will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday October 11, 2011 and from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. BURIAL: Flat Rock Cemetery in Bartholomew County. MEMORIAL DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Georgia Lee Petro Memorial Fund through the funeral home.

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  1. Pete,Gayle ,Amy , We are so sorry about Georgia ,if there is any way we can help just give us a call .We will always remember the good times we all had together .Pete we are here for you .

  2. so sorry for your loss i am one of teresas good friends and adam is good friends with david.may GOD be your peace at this time of sorrow!! Sharri and Adam

  3. I am so sorry to hear of Georgia’s passing. She was a great woman with a heart of gold and loved her family dearly. Suzy Milhoan

  4. I had the pleasure of working with Georgia when I worked at IUPUC. I admired her work ethic, her spit fire personality and how truly loving and genuine she was. I learned so much from Georgia. She has definitely left a lasting legacy on this Earth. She was one of my heroes in life. May she rest in peace. God Bless you, Georgia! Paula Winkler

  5. So sorry to hear about the passing of my cousin Georgia Lee. My mother is Mary Louise McKenty Judd (Margaret’s sister). Prayers for the family.

  6. So sorry to hear of Georgia’s passing. She was my 1st cousin. My mother was Mary Louise (McKenty) Judd, the sister to Georgia’s mother, Margaret.


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georgia petro

October 14, 1944 ~ October 8, 2011

Georgia Lee Petro, 66, of Buckingham Drive died at 3:21 p.m. Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Columbus Regional Hospital. She was born in Lebanon, Tennessee, October 14, 1944, the daughter of Charles and Margaret Phillips Thompson. She married Orville D. ?Pete? Petro September 21, 1963 and he survives. Georgia enjoyed riding her bicycle as much as she could and loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchild. She is survived by daughters, Gale (Josh) Shobe of Columbus and Amy Petro of Columbus; a son, Danny Petro of Brown County; grandchildren, David Lee Petro, Whitney Hartwell, Paige Petro, Erin Gladish and Jagger Petro; a great-grandson, Sebastian Hartwell; brothers, Charles Thompson of Franklin, Raymond (Joyce) Thompson of Franklin and James Robert Thompson of North Vernon; and a sister, Gerry (Donald) Colvin of Columbus.She was preceded in death by her parents. SERVICES: FUNERAL: Will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday October 12, 2011 at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home. VISITATION: Will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday October 11, 2011 and from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. BURIAL: Flat Rock Cemetery in Bartholomew County. MEMORIAL DONATIONS: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Georgia Lee Petro Memorial Fund through the funeral home.

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  1. so sorry for your loss i am one of teresas good friends and adam is good friends with david.may GOD be your peace at this time of sorrow!! Sharri and Adam

  2. Pete,Gayle ,Amy , We are so sorry about Georgia ,if there is any way we can help just give us a call .We will always remember the good times we all had together .Pete we are here for you .

  3. I am so sorry to hear of Georgia’s passing. She was a great woman with a heart of gold and loved her family dearly.

    Suzy Milhoan

  4. I had the pleasure of working with Georgia when I worked at IUPUC. I admired her work ethic, her spit fire personality and how truly loving and genuine she was. I learned so much from Georgia. She has definitely left a lasting legacy on this Earth. She was one of my heroes in life. May she rest in peace.

    God Bless you, Georgia!

    Paula Winkler

  5. So sorry to hear of Georgia’s passing. She was my 1st cousin. My mother was Mary Louise (McKenty) Judd, the sister to Georgia’s mother, Margaret.

  6. So sorry to hear about the passing of my cousin Georgia Lee. My mother is Mary Louise McKenty Judd (Margaret’s sister). Prayers for the family.


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