Margaret Gerdena "Peggy" Pettit
Class of 1955

Peggy Pettit, CHS-55, died in Clearwater Florida, on September 18th.

Margaret Gerdena “Peggy” Pettit, 77, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Portsmouth, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William “Bill” White; her parents, Sherman W. Pettit and Ruth Bailey Pettit; her brother, Sherman W. Pettit Jr.; and her cousin, W.A.C. “Bill” Pettit.
She is survived by her son, W. Scott White (Barbara); and her granddaughter, Caitlyn White of Simpsonville, South Carolina; her daughter, Peggy White Diaz (Daniel) of Tampa, Florida; her cousins, Overton B. Pettit Jr. and Anita Pettit McKibben of Navarre, Florida, Martha Pettit Wilson of Danville and Pembroke R. Pettit of Fredericks Hall, David Angle of Hanover, Kenneth Angle of Henrico, Stephen Angle of Vine Grove, Kentucky, James Edwards of Richmond and Mary Gray Perdue of North Carolina.

A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at Bethpage Christian Church, 4491 Fredericks Hall Rd., Mineral,VA, at the Pettit family plot next to her brothers and parents.

Memorial donations may be made to Bethpage Christian Church, Attn: Wanda Bailey, 406 Walnut Woods Dr., Louisa, VA 23093.
Arrangements are being made by Sheridan Funeral Home, Kents Store.

Published in The Central Virginian, September 25, 2014